Word · Frequency #19159
crass
粗俗的;愚钝的;不敏感的;缺乏品味的
核心释义
Crude, unrefined, and insensitive; lacking in taste or subtlety.
- 1.
粗糙的;粗俗的;不敏感的;缺乏品味或辨别力的。
Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or taste.
- 2.
(指人)粗俗到缺乏辨别力和敏感性
(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
- 3.
物质至上的;实利主义的。
Materialistic.
- 4.
致密的;厚实的。
Physically dense or thick.
- 5.
缺乏技巧的;粗俗明显的。
Lacking finesse; crude and obvious.
物质至上的;追求实利的;稠密的;厚实的;粗糙的;粗俗的;不敏感的;缺乏品味或辨别力的。;(指人)粗俗到缺乏辨别力和敏感性;物质至上的;实利主义的。
用法In use
His crass comments about her appearance embarrassed everyone at the dinner table.
用法提示:crass 在此指“粗俗的、不敏感的”,修饰评论。
I was shocked by the crass commercialism of the holiday display.
用法提示:crass 表示“粗俗的、缺乏品味的”,修饰商业主义。
She found his jokes too crass for a formal business meeting.
用法提示:crass 作表语,表示“粗俗的、不恰当的”。
crass + noun
crass 常作定语修饰名词,表示粗俗、明显或不敏锐。
He made a crass mistake at the meeting.
他在会上犯了一个明显的低级错误。
it + be + crass + to do sth
用 it 作形式主语,表示做某事是粗俗或不敏感的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- crass materialism
- 粗鄙的物质主义;庸俗的拜金主义
- His crass materialism made him oblivious to the poverty around him.他粗鄙的物质主义使他无视周围的贫困。
- crass commercialism
- 庸俗的商业主义;赤裸裸的商业化
- The festival has been ruined by crass commercialism.这个节日被庸俗的商业主义毁了。
- crass stupidity
- 极度的愚蠢;愚钝
- It was crass stupidity to leave the children unattended in the car.把孩子们留在车里无人照看是极其愚蠢的。
- crass behavior
- 粗俗的行为;无礼的行为
- I was embarrassed by his crass behavior at the dinner party.他在晚宴上的粗俗行为让我很尴尬。
- crass display of wealth
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把crass想成grass(草)被粗鲁的c取代:只懂物质、不敏感,粗俗乏味。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal essays、journalistic commentary crass 是比较正式、书面化的词,多用于批评某人言行粗俗、缺乏敏感度或品味,也可指物质至上的态度。日常口语中较少使用,通常出现在评论或正式讨论中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
美式发音中,class、glass、grass、pass、brass、mass 均以 /æs/ 结尾,与 crass /kræs/ 押韵。注意:crass 与 cross /krɔːs/ 拼写相近,但发音不同,不要混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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