Word · Frequency #3985
monsters
怪物；妖怪
monsters is the plural of monster.
monster
- 1.
A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind.
可怕且危险的生物,尤其是虚构的。
- 2.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
怪物；怪兽
- 3.
A bizarre or whimsical creature.
奇异或异想天开的生物。
- 4.
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
庞然大物；巨兽
- 5.
A non-player character that player(s) fight against in role-playing games; a mob
角色扮演游戏中玩家对抗的非玩家角色；怪物。
- 6.
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
畸形生物；怪物
可怕且危险的生物,尤其是虚构的。；怪物；怪兽；奇异或异想天开的生物。；庞然大物；巨兽；角色扮演游戏中玩家对抗的非玩家角色；怪物。
In use
The children in the story were scared of the green monster that lived under the bridge.
In the movie, a huge monster rises from the sea and attacks the city.
She drew a friendly monster with six arms and a smiling face.
a/an + monster
不定冠词修饰 monster 表示泛指。
The children saw a monster in the cave.
孩子们在洞穴里看到一个妖怪。
adjective + monster
形容词描述怪物的大小或特征。
It was a huge, terrifying monster.
那是一个巨大的、可怕的妖怪。
monster of a + noun
固定习语，强调某人或某物在某个方面极端。
Connections
Collocations
- monster truck
- 怪物卡车
- The monster truck crushed the car.那辆怪物卡车把汽车压扁了。
- monster movie
- 恐怖片
- We watched a monster movie last night.我们昨晚看了一部恐怖片。
- green-eyed monster
- 嫉妒
- Jealousy is the green-eyed monster.嫉妒是绿眼怪物。
- monster of a storm
- 巨大的风暴
- A monster of a storm hit the coast.一场巨大的风暴袭击了海岸。
- sea monster
- 海怪
- Legends tell of a sea monster in this lake.传说这个湖里有一只海怪。
- monster hit
- 大热作品
Learner notes
Memory Tip
"mon"似"猛"，"ster"似"死"，猛死的怪兽即monster（妖怪）。
Context & Register
常用词，指想象中的怪物或妖怪。多用于童话、电影、游戏等虚构场景，也用于比喻极端可怕的人或事物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ster' but have different stressed vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme with 'monster'. The ending /stər/ is unstressed in each.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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