Word · Frequency #21498
beastly
非常讨厌的;糟透的
核心释义
extremely unpleasant or bad
- 1.
非常不愉快
very unpleasant
- 2.
像野兽的;缺乏人类感情的
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
野兽般的;没有人性的;非常不愉快;像野兽的;缺乏人类感情的;野兽的;残忍的
用法In use
The weather turned beastly in the afternoon, so we decided to stay home.
用法提示:'beastly' 是形容词,修饰 'weather',表示‘非常令人不快的’。
He was in a beastly mood all morning and refused to say hello.
用法提示:'beastly' 是形容词,修饰 'mood',表示‘糟透的、非常不愉快的’。
That was a beastly thing to say to your brother.
用法提示:'beastly' 是形容词,修饰 'thing',表示‘非常糟糕、无情的’。
beastly desires
beastly + noun
beastly 作为定语,修饰名词,表示极其令人不愉快。
We had beastly weather during the whole trip.
整个旅途中天气都很糟糕。
be + beastly
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- beastly weather
- 糟透的天气,恶劣的天气
- We had beastly weather all week, so the picnic was cancelled.我们整个星期天气都糟透了,所以野餐取消了。
- a beastly cold
- 讨厌的重感冒
- I'm in bed with a beastly cold.我因讨厌的重感冒卧床休息。
- beastly behaviour
- 野蛮的行为,没有人性的行为
- His beastly behaviour towards the animals shocked everyone.他对动物野蛮的行为让所有人震惊。
- beastly temper
- 暴躁的脾气
- She was in a beastly temper this morning.她今天早上脾气糟透了。
- beastly mess
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把beast想成“野兽”:野兽般的行径既凶恶又粗鲁,所以beastly就是“像野兽一样糟透、令人讨厌的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:informal British conversation、literary/formal prose beastly 有两个常见义项:口语中(较老派)多表示“非常不愉快、糟透了”,多用于日常对话;正式或文学语体中则指“野兽般的、缺乏人性”。请根据语境和文体选择合适理解。
语法说明Grammar Note
形容词,可作定语或表语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
beastly 读作 /ˈbiːstli/,与 priestly /ˈpriːstli/ 押韵(重读元音及后续辅音相同)。注意以下词形相似但发音不同:costly /ˈkɒstli/、mostly /ˈməʊstli/、ghastly /ˈɡɑːstli/、honestly /ˈɒnɪstli/ 和 easterly /ˈiːstəli/ 的重读元音或后续音节不同,均不与 beastly 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.