Word · Frequency #21498
beastly
非常讨厌的；糟透的
extremely unpleasant or bad
- 1.
very unpleasant
非常不愉快
- 2.
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
像野兽的；缺乏人类感情的
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
In use
The weather turned beastly in the afternoon, so we decided to stay home.
He was in a beastly mood all morning and refused to say hello.
That was a beastly thing to say to your brother.
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
beastly 用作表语，描述主语的性质。
The food was beastly, I couldn't eat it.
食物糟透了，我根本吃不下。
What a beastly + noun!
感叹结构，强调程度。
Connections
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
- 一团糟，烂摊子
- The builders left a beastly mess in the kitchen.建筑工人把厨房弄得一团糟。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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”。
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。
Grammar Note
形容词，可作定语或表语
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.