vile

adjective

/vaɪl/

(comparative viler, superlative vilest)

(informal) extremely unpleasant or bad糟糕透顶的；可恶的；极坏的 synonym disgusting
- There was a vile smell coming from the locked room.从上锁的房门后传出令人恶心的气味。
- The weather was really vile most of the time.天气大部分时间都糟糕得很。
- He was in a vile mood.他的心情坏极了。
Synonyms terrible
terribleawful ▪ horrible ▪ dreadful ▪ vile ▪ horrendousThese words all describe something that is very unpleasant.
terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving:
What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息！
That’s a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了！
awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving:
That’s an awful colour.那颜色难看得很。
The weather last summer was awful.刚过去的夏季天气真坏。
horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like:
The coffee tasted horrible.这咖啡难喝极了。
dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of:
What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气！
vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant:
There was a vile smell coming from the room.房间里传来令人恶心的气味。
He was in a vile mood.他的心情坏极了。
horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable:
The traffic around the city was horrendous.城里的交通糟透了。
Patterns
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather
- terrible/awful/dreadful news
Extra Examples
- a pretty vile thing to do一件非常卑鄙的事
- a really vile smell一种非常难闻的气味
(formal) morally bad; completely unacceptable邪恶的；令人完全不能接受的 synonym wicked
- the vile practice of taking hostages扣押人质的卑劣行径
- It was a vile business from beginning to end.由始至终这都是种肮脏可耻的生意。

Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin vilis ‘of low value’.

单词	vile
释义	vile adjective /vaɪl/ /vaɪl/ (comparative viler, superlative vilest) (informal) extremely unpleasant or bad糟糕透顶的；可恶的；极坏的 synonym disgusting There was a vile smell coming from the locked room.从上锁的房门后传出令人恶心的气味。 The weather was really vile most of the time.天气大部分时间都糟糕得很。 He was in a vile mood.他的心情坏极了。 Synonyms terribleterribleawful ▪ horrible ▪ dreadful ▪ vile ▪ horrendousThese words all describe something that is very unpleasant.terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving: What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息！ That’s a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了！ awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving: That’s an awful colour.那颜色难看得很。 The weather last summer was awful.刚过去的夏季天气真坏。 horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like: The coffee tasted horrible.这咖啡难喝极了。 dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of: What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气！ vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant: There was a vile smell coming from the room.房间里传来令人恶心的气味。 He was in a vile mood.他的心情坏极了。 horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable: The traffic around the city was horrendous.城里的交通糟透了。 Patterns terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather terrible/awful/dreadful news Extra Examples a pretty vile thing to do一件非常卑鄙的事 a really vile smell一种非常难闻的气味 (formal) morally bad; completely unacceptable邪恶的；令人完全不能接受的 synonym wicked the vile practice of taking hostages扣押人质的卑劣行径 It was a vile business from beginning to end.由始至终这都是种肮脏可耻的生意。 Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin vilis ‘of low value’.
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