1 ADJ-GRADED 粗俗的;庸俗的;俗气的;不雅的 If you describe something as vulgar, you think it is in bad taste or of poor artistic quality. 粗俗的;庸俗的;俗气的;不雅的 [disapproval]
SYN tasteless, common, flashy, low
2 ADJ-GRADED (图画、姿势或言论)下流的,猥亵的 If you describe pictures, gestures, or remarks as vulgar, you dislike them because they refer to sex or parts of the body in a rude way that you find unpleasant. (图画、姿势或言论)下流的,猥亵的 [disapproval]
3 ADJ-GRADED 粗俗的;无礼的;粗鄙的;粗鲁的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as vulgar, you mean that they lack taste or behave rudely. 粗俗的;无礼的;粗鄙的;粗鲁的 [disapproval]
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He was a vulgar old man, but he never swore in front of a woman.
他是个粗鲁的老头,但他从来不在女人面前说脏话。
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'Don't be vulgar,' she reprimanded.
“不要无礼,”她斥责道。
SYN uncouth, boorish, unrefined, impolite
Quotations
It's worse than wicked, my dear, it's vulgar Punch
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