be execrable
The food at that restaurant was execrable.
那家餐馆的食物糟透了。
极差的;令人厌恶的
可憎的;该咒骂的;质量最差的;可憎的,令人厌恶的;该咒的;可憎恨的
extremely bad or unpleasant
形容质量、条件或行为极差
质量最差的
Of the poorest quality.
可憎的,令人厌恶的
Hateful, disgusting.
The food at that restaurant was execrable; I couldn't eat more than a few bites.
那家餐厅的食物糟糕透顶,我几乎吃不下几口。
用法提示:execrable 在此作形容词,表示‘极差的’,形容食物质量极差。
The acting in the film was execrable, making it unwatchable.
那部电影的演技令人憎恶,简直看不下去。
用法提示:execrable 形容表演‘令人厌恶的’。
We received execrable service from the hotel staff.
我们受到了酒店员工极其恶劣的服务。
用法提示:execrable 作定语修饰 service,意为‘可憎的、极差的’。
The food at that restaurant was execrable.
那家餐馆的食物糟透了。
They endured execrable weather during the entire trip.
整个旅途中他们忍受了恶劣的天气。
I find his manners execrable.
我觉得他的举止令人厌恶。
execrable 意为‘极差的、可憎的’,而 executive 指‘高管的、行政的’,两者拼写和发音相似,但词义和用法完全不同(形容词 vs. 名词/形容词)。
execrable 是形容词,execute 是动词,拼写相近但发音略有不同,且意义无关联,学习者易因形近混淆。
execrable 与 excruciating 拼写和发音部分相似,但前者指‘质量差/可憎’,后者指‘极度疼痛’,词义和语境差异明显。
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