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abysmal + noun
abysmal常修饰表示质量、水平、结果等的抽象名词。
The abysmal quality of the product disappointed many customers.
该产品极差的质量让许多顾客失望。
极坏的；糟透的
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极坏的；糟透的
Extremely bad; terrible.
The abysmal quality of the product disappointed many customers.
该产品极差的质量让许多顾客失望。
极坏的；糟糕的
Extremely bad; terrible.
The team's performance was abysmal, losing by a huge margin.
这支队伍的表现极差，以巨大分差落败。
The ocean's abysmal depths remain largely unexplored.
海洋深不可测的深处仍然大部分未被探索。
There is an abysmal gap between the rich and the poor in that country.
那个国家贫富之间存在巨大的鸿沟。
abysmal常修饰表示质量、水平、结果等的抽象名词。
The abysmal quality of the product disappointed many customers.
该产品极差的质量让许多顾客失望。
The service at that restaurant is abysmal.
那家餐厅的服务糟透了。
Not this
He performed abysmal.
Use this
He performed abysmally.
abysmal是形容词，不能修饰动词；应使用副词形式abysmally。
Not this
The abysmal of the ocean is deep.
Use this
The abyss of the ocean is deep.
abysmal是形容词，不能用作名词；表示“深渊”应使用名词abyss。
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极差的表现
The team's abysmal performance in the final lost them the championship.
球队在决赛中糟糕透顶的表现使他们失去了冠军。
极差的记录
He has an abysmal record of arriving late to meetings.
他开会迟到的记录糟透了。
惨败
The project was an abysmal failure despite months of planning.
尽管筹划了几个月，这个项目还是惨败。
极度的无知
His abysmal ignorance of history surprised everyone.
他对历史的极度无知让所有人都感到吃惊。
极恶劣的条件
The workers were forced to labor in abysmal conditions.
工人们被迫在恶劣得令人发指的条件下劳动。
糟糕的服务
We received abysmal service at that restaurant.
那家餐馆的服务糟透了。
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abysmal 像 abyss（深渊）：差到跌进深渊，极坏。
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual complaints、critical reviews、news reporting 表示“极坏”时语气很强，多用于日常口语、评论或新闻报道中；在很正式的学术或公文文体中较少见，但并非不适用。
常用于修饰负面名词，如quality, performance等
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