Word · Frequency #21183
loathsomest
令人作呕的;令人恶心的
loathsomest is the superlative of loathsome.
causing or able to cause nausea; nauseating
- 1.
Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.
令人极不快的;可憎的,令人作呕的
- 2.
causing or able to cause nausea
令人恶心的,能引起作呕的
- 3.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
极其讨厌的,令人反感的
令人极不快的;可憎的,令人作呕的;令人恶心的,能引起作呕的;极其讨厌的,令人反感的;讨厌的;可恶的
In use
The smell in the old kitchen was loathsome, so we opened all the windows.
He found the task of cleaning the bathroom loathsome and tried to avoid it.
The movie's violent scenes were so loathsome that many viewers left early.
a loathsome disease
be loathsome
The smell was so loathsome that I had to leave the room.
那气味如此令人憎恶,我不得不离开房间。
find sth loathsome
常用于表达主观厌恶
She found his betrayal loathsome and unforgivable.
她觉得他的背叛既可恶又不可原谅。
Connections
Collocations
- loathsome disease
- 令人厌恶的疾病
- The loathsome disease spread quickly through the town.这令人厌恶的疾病迅速传遍了全镇。
- loathsome smell
- 令人作呕的气味
- A loathsome smell came from the garbage bin.垃圾桶里传来一股令人作呕的气味。
- loathsome behavior
- 可憎的行为
- His loathsome behavior made everyone avoid him.他可憎的行为使大家都躲着他。
- loathsome creature
- 令人恶心的生物
- The hero had to fight a loathsome creature in the cave.英雄不得不在洞里与一只令人恶心的生物搏斗。
- loathsome task
- 讨厌的任务
- Cleaning the sewer is a loathsome task.清理下水道是一项讨厌的任务。
- loathsome person
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一滩腐烂的食物发出恶臭,你捂住鼻子、直想呕吐——那种令人作呕的感觉就叫loathsome。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、literary texts loathsome 比较正式,多用于书面语或文学作品,表达强烈的厌恶或反感;日常口语中通常用 disgusting 或 horrible。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -some 结尾,读作 /səm/,但重读音节不同,并非 loathsome /ˈloʊðsəm/ 的严格押韵词。注意拼写相近的 loath /loʊθ/ 和 loathe /loʊð/ 读音不同;loathsome 中 th 发 /ð/,后接 /s/。
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。
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