adjective
nastier, nastiest
1
- highly unpleasant, especially to the senses; physically nauseating令人作呕的; 恶心的：
plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell.
塑料袋燃烧时散发出令人恶心的辛辣味道。
1.1
- (of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet（天气）湿冷的; 极恶劣的：
it's a nasty old night.
这是个湿冷的鬼夜晚。
1.2
- repugnant to the mind; morally bad烦人的, 讨厌的; 下流的, 龌龊的：
her stories are very nasty, full of murder and violence.
她的故事充斥了谋杀和暴力, 让人厌恶。
2
- (of a person or animal) behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way（人, 动物）使人厌恶的; 恶意的：
Harry was a nasty, foul-mouthed old devil
哈里是个令人厌恶、满嘴脏话的老魔鬼
when she confronted him he turned nasty.
她一与他对抗, 他就变得恶毒起来。
2.1
- annoying or unwelcome恼人的; 不受欢迎的：
life has a nasty habit of repeating itself.
生活总是讨厌地重复。
3
- physically or mentally damaging or harmful（对身体或精神）有损伤（或有害）的; 能伤身的; 令人不快的：
a nasty, vicious-looking hatchet.
一把看上去杀气腾腾、令人寒战的短柄小斧。
3.1
- (of an injury, illness, or accident) having caused harm; severe（伤害、疾病或事故）厉害的; 严重的：
a nasty bang on the head.
砰地猛撞到脑袋。
(pl. -ies)(常作nasties)
1- informal an unpleasant or harmful person or thing〈非正式〉令人不快的人（或物）; 有害的人（或物）：
a water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties.
用以中和氯和其他有害物质的水质调节剂。
1.1
- a horror video or film恐怖录像（或影片）。参见VIDEO NASTY.
短语
派生词
nastily
adverbnastiness
noun词源
late Middle English; of unknown origin.