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hideous + noun
hideous 常修饰犯罪、行为、外貌等名词，强调道德上或视觉上的极度丑陋。
The hideous crime shocked the whole nation.
这起令人发指的罪行震惊了整个国家。
丑恶的；可憎的；骇人的
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丑恶的；可憎的；骇人的
extremely offensive or horrifying; causing strong disgust
The hideous crime shocked the whole nation.
这起令人发指的罪行震惊了整个国家。
极其丑陋的,骇人的。
Extremely or shockingly ugly.
严重违背道德或得体；令人恐惧的
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
声音非常难听或可怕的。
Having a very unpleasant or frightening sound.
极其丑陋到可怕的程度
so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
The hideous crime shocked the whole town.
这起丑恶的罪行震惊了整个小镇。
AI contextual example
A hideous scream came from behind the door, and I froze in fear.
门后传来一声可怕的尖叫，我吓得呆住了。
AI contextual example
She considered his behavior hideous and refused to forgive him.
她认为他的行为很可憎，拒绝原谅他。
AI contextual example
a hideous pattern of injustice
一种骇人听闻的不公正现象
WordNet
hideous 常修饰犯罪、行为、外貌等名词，强调道德上或视觉上的极度丑陋。
The hideous crime shocked the whole nation.
这起令人发指的罪行震惊了整个国家。
此结构表示'做某事令人厌恶'。
The building was hideous to look at.
这座建筑看上去丑陋不堪。
Many people find the new design hideous.
许多人认为这个新设计丑陋不堪。
Not this
They hideous the crime.
Use this
They hide the crime.
hideous 是形容词，不能直接用作动词。此处需要动词 hide（意为隐藏）。中文迁移导致学习者将形容词用于谓语位置。
Not this
The criminal hideous killed the victim.
Use this
The criminal hideously killed the victim.
hideous 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词。修饰动词需用副词形式 hideously。中文中形容词常可直接作状语，但英语需要副词形式。
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令人发指的罪行
The hideous crime shocked the whole nation.
这起令人发指的罪行震惊了全国。
丑陋的怪物
The children were terrified by the hideous monster in the movie.
孩子们被电影中丑陋的怪物吓坏了。
可怕的景象
The accident scene was a hideous sight.
事故现场一片可怕的景象。
刺耳的噪音
The construction site makes a hideous noise all day.
建筑工地整天发出刺耳的噪音。
大错特错
He realized he had made a hideous mistake.
他意识到自己犯了一个大错。
难看的裙子
She wore a hideous dress to the party.
她穿了一条难看的裙子去派对。
Use hideous naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音“骇地死”：丑陋可憎到骇人听闻，让人吓得倒地而死。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、文学描写、评论 通常用于口语或文学中表达强烈的厌恶或震惊，比较常见于非正式场合。
These words all end with the letters -ous, which are pronounced /əs/. However, they do not rhyme with hideous (/hɪdiəs/) because the stressed vowel differs. Also note that hideous shares the first four letters with hide (haɪd), but the pronunciation differs significantly.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.