hid·e·ous
adjective/ˈhɪdiəs/
/ˈhɪdiəs/
- very ugly or unpleasant
synonym revolting十分丑陋的;令人厌恶的 - a hideous face/building/dress
丑陋的面孔/建筑物/衣服 - Their new colour scheme is hideous!
他们新的颜色搭配难看极了! - a hideous crime
骇人听闻的罪行 - The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.
整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。 - When they refused to let me leave my hotel, I thought, at first, it was all some hideous mistake.
当他们拒绝让我离开酒店时,我一开始以为这只是一个可怕的错误。
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec1- a fairly hideous shade of pink
相当难看的粉红色 - She was wearing a hideous yellow dress.
她穿着一件丑陋的黄色连衣裙。 - a hideous concrete church
一个丑陋的混凝土教堂
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHideous is used with these nouns:- beast
- grin
- monster
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French hidos, hideus, from hide, hisde ‘fear’, of unknown origin. - a hideous face/building/dress