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。
非常讨厌的;糟透的
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非常讨厌的;糟透的
extremely unpleasant or bad
We had beastly weather during the whole trip.
整个旅途中天气都很糟糕。
非常不愉快
very unpleasant
像野兽的;缺乏人类感情的
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
The weather turned beastly in the afternoon, so we decided to stay home.
下午天气变得非常糟糕,所以我们决定待在家里。
AI contextual example
He was in a beastly mood all morning and refused to say hello.
他整个上午心情都很差,不肯跟人打招呼。
AI contextual example
That was a beastly thing to say to your brother.
那样对你弟弟说话,真是太可恶了。
AI contextual example
beastly desires
兽性的欲望。
WordNet
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。
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。
感叹结构,强调程度。
What a beastly mess they left behind!
他们留下了一团糟!
Not this
He is a beastly.
Use this
He is beastly.
beastly 是形容词,不能直接用作名词。应去掉不定冠词 a,直接用形容词作表语。
Not this
He treated them beastly.
Use this
He treated them in a beastly way.
beastly 是形容词,不能直接修饰动词。应使用介词短语 in a beastly way 或副词形式如 beastlily(罕见),更自然的是用形容词作定语。
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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。
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。
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。
暴躁的脾气
She was in a beastly temper this morning.
她今天早上脾气糟透了。
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。
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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。
形容词,可作定语或表语
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