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atrocious + noun
作定语，修饰名词。
The atrocious crime shocked the nation.
这桩残暴的罪行震惊了全国。
残暴的，凶恶的
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残暴的，凶恶的
shockingly brutal or cruel
The atrocious crime shocked the nation.
这桩残暴的罪行震惊了全国。
常形容行为或罪行
可怕的、邪恶的、残忍的或骇人的
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
极其残暴或残忍的
shockingly brutal or cruel
令人憎恶的或十恶不赦的
Offensive or heinous.
极其糟糕的；令人不快的
exceptionally bad or displeasing
The dictator's atrocious treatment of prisoners horrified the world.
独裁者对囚犯的残暴行为震惊了世界。
AI contextual example
We had to cancel the picnic because of the atrocious weather.
我们不得不取消野餐，因为天气恶劣得可怕。
AI contextual example
The living conditions in the camp were atrocious, with no clean water or sanitation.
营地的生活条件极其恶劣，没有干净的水和卫生设施。
AI contextual example
murder is an atrocious crime
谋杀是一种残暴的罪行。
WordNet
作定语，修饰名词。
The atrocious crime shocked the nation.
这桩残暴的罪行震惊了全国。
作表语，用于系动词后。
The living conditions in the camp were atrocious.
营地的生活条件极其恶劣。
Not this
The food was atrocious.
Use this
The food was terrible.
“Atrocious” 意为“残暴的，凶恶的”，用于描述极其残忍或暴虐的行为，不应用来形容食物味道差。应使用 “terrible” 表示“糟糕的”。
Not this
This crime is more atrociouser than that one.
Use this
This crime is more atrocious than that one.
形容词 “atrocious” 的比较级形式是 “more atrocious”，不应同时使用 “more” 和 “-er” 后缀。
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残暴的罪行；骇人听闻的罪行
The invaders committed atrocious crimes against civilians.
入侵者对平民犯下了残暴的罪行。
极恶劣的天气
We had to cancel the picnic because of the atrocious weather.
由于天气极差，我们不得不取消野餐。
极其恶劣的环境
The prisoners were held in atrocious conditions.
囚犯被关押在极其恶劣的环境中。
恶劣的行为；残暴的行径
His atrocious behavior towards the staff cost him his job.
他对员工极其恶劣的行为让他丢了工作。
极差的品味
He has atrocious taste in music.
他在音乐方面的品味极差。
很低级的笑话；糟糕透顶的笑话
He told an atrocious joke at the meeting.
他在会上讲了一个糟糕透顶的笑话。
年轻这一可恶的罪名，那位可敬的先生竟如此慷慨地加在我身上，我既不试图开脱，也不否认。
The weather in the mountains was atrocious, so the hikers decided to turn back.
山里天气糟透了，徒步者们决定折返。
Use atrocious naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆：atrocious 让人想到 atrocity（暴行），暴行既残忍又糟糕。
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、日常口语 此词有正式和口语两种常见用法：正式语境中多指“残暴、骇人听闻”，常用于描述罪行或暴行；日常口语中则常作夸张说法，表示“极差、糟透了”。具体语气需根据搭配和语境判断。
常用作定语或表语，描述极其恶劣或残忍的事物。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.