Word · Frequency #24591
lewd
淫荡的；猥亵的
suggestive of or tending to sexual immorality; lustful or obscene
- 1.
Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
好色的,淫乱的,粗俗的。
- 2.
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
暗示或倾向于道德松懈
- 3.
driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
受欲望驱动；沉迷于或表现出淫欲
好色的,淫乱的,粗俗的。；暗示或倾向于道德松懈；受欲望驱动；沉迷于或表现出淫欲；淫荡的；[法] 淫荡的；猥亵的
In use
The principal warned the students that lewd behavior would not be tolerated.
Many viewers found the dance routine too lewd for a family show.
As the argument escalated, his comments became lewder and more offensive.
lewd whisperings of a dirty old man
lewd + noun
He told a lewd joke.
他讲了一个淫秽的笑话。
be + lewd
His comments were lewd.
他的评论很下流。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- lewd comments
- 下流话；猥亵的评论
- He was fired for making lewd comments to his coworkers.他因为对同事说下流话而被解雇了。
- lewd jokes
- 黄色笑话；下流笑话
- She left the room when he started telling lewd jokes.他一讲黄色笑话，她就离开了房间。
- lewd gestures
- 猥亵手势
- The man made lewd gestures at the woman across the street.那名男子向街对面的女子做出猥亵手势。
- lewd behavior
- 猥亵行为；淫乱行为
- The principal warned the student that lewd behavior would not be tolerated.校长警告那名学生，学校不会容忍猥亵行为。
- lewd advances
- 猥亵的挑逗；下流的求欢
- She reported her boss for making lewd advances in the office.她举报了老板在办公室里对她进行猥亵挑逗。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
助记：lewd 拆成 L（lust 欲望）＋ewD（像 rude 粗鲁少个 r），欲望加粗鲁＝淫荡猥亵。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal/legal writing、casual criticism、literary description 『lewd』多用于正式或书面语境，也常见于法律措辞（如 lewd conduct）。日常口语中使用较少，通常带批评意味；想表达更随意的“下流”可用 dirty。比较常见于新闻报道、文学描写或正式谴责。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 /uːd/ 结尾，与 lewd 发音押韵。注意形近词 loud 读 /laʊd/，与 lewd 并不押韵，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.