be nasty to sb
也可用 towards 代替 to;多指言语或态度上的刻薄。
He can be really nasty to his coworkers when he's stressed.
他压力大的时候对同事会很不友善。
恶毒的;刻薄的;棘手的;难以应付的;下流的;淫秽的;可鄙的,令人不快的(指人)。;令人厌恶甚至恶意的(指人)
Very unpleasant or offensive to the senses or experience (of a thing, smell, situation, etc.).
可鄙的,令人不快的(指人)。
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
令人厌恶甚至恶意的(指人)
offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound
令人反感的,令人不快的(指事物);令人厌恶的,冒犯的。
Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.
极其难以处理或规避的
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
不雅的,冒犯的;淫秽的,下流的。
Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.
淫秽的
characterized by obscenity
恶意的,刻薄的。
Spiteful, unkind.
She made a nasty comment about my appearance.
她对我的外表发表了恶意的评论。
用法提示:这里 nasty 表示“恶意的”,修饰 comment,指人的言语令人反感。
AI contextual example
He has a nasty temper when he's tired.
他累了的时候脾气很坏。
用法提示:这里 nasty 表示“恶劣的”,修饰 temper,形容人的性情使人不快。
AI contextual example
That was a nasty thing to say.
那是句恶毒的话。
用法提示:这里 nasty 表示“恶毒的”,修饰 thing to say,指言语带有恶意。
AI contextual example
也可用 towards 代替 to;多指言语或态度上的刻薄。
He can be really nasty to his coworkers when he's stressed.
他压力大的时候对同事会很不友善。
nasty 作表语跟在 taste、smell、look 等感官动词后,表示味道、气味或样子让人不舒服。
This cough medicine tastes nasty, but it works.
这种止咳药很难喝,但很管用。
用 It is/was nasty of sb to do sth 评价某人的行为刻薄;这里不能用 for sb。
It was nasty of him to spread that rumour.
他散布那个谣言,真是卑鄙。
turn nasty 表示情况或谈话转向令人不快、带有敌意的状态。
The argument turned nasty when someone brought up his divorce.
有人提起他离婚的事后,争论变得恶毒起来。
grammar · medium
易错句子This room is very nastier than that one.
正确表达This room is much nastier than that one.
nastier 已经是比较级,不能再受 very 修饰;比较级前表示程度要用 much、far、a lot 等。
grammar · medium
易错句子It was nasty for you to tell her the truth.
正确表达It was nasty of you to tell her the truth.
这里是在评价某人的品行刻薄,应用 It is + adj. + of + sb + to do 结构;用 for 会变成“对你来说这件事很讨厌”,意思不同。
针对“令人厌恶的(事物)”这一含义;指事物让人愉悦,不用于形容人恶毒。
针对“恶意的、刻薄的(人)”这一含义;形容人善良友好,不可用于指事物容易处理。
针对“淫秽的、下流的”这一含义;指内容或行为端正,不粗俗。
针对“极其难以处理或规避的(事物)”这一含义;指问题或情况不棘手。
disgusting 侧重事物引起强烈的生理或道德反感,语气通常比 nasty 重;nasty 还可表示人刻薄或事情难缠,而 disgusting 不表示“刻薄/难对付”。
mean 多指日常言行小气、不友善,语气较轻;nasty 的恶意和伤人程度更强,还可形容事物令人不快或局面棘手。
tricky 强调需要技巧、小心或机智应对,偏中性;nasty 用于问题或局面时更强调难缠、令人难受甚至危险。
难闻的气味
There was a nasty smell coming from the garbage bin.
垃圾桶里传来一股难闻的气味。
坏习惯
He has a nasty habit of interrupting people.
他有打断别人说话的坏习惯。
恶毒的评论
She made a nasty comment about his appearance.
她对她的外貌做了恶毒的评论。
恶劣的天气
We had to cancel the picnic due to nasty weather.
由于恶劣的天气,我们不得不取消野餐。
严重的受伤
He suffered a nasty injury during the game.
他在比赛中受了重伤。
adverb
讨厌的家伙;卑鄙的人
He's a nasty piece of work—I wouldn't trust him at all.
他是个讨厌的家伙——我根本不会信任他。
变得凶恶;翻脸
The discussion turned nasty when personal insults were thrown.
当人身攻击开始后,讨论变得激烈起来。
令人不快的意外
We got a nasty surprise when the bill arrived—it was much higher than expected.
账单到来时我们大吃一惊——比预期的要高得多。
说这种话太刻薄了。
In the movie 'The Devil Wears Prada', Miranda Priestly says this to Andy after she makes a snide comment.
在电影《穿普拉达的女王》中,米兰达·普利斯特里对安迪说了这句话,在安迪说了一句刻薄话之后。
如此恶毒的女人。
Donald Trump said this about Hillary Clinton during the 2016 US presidential debate.
唐纳德·特朗普在2016年美国总统辩论中这样评价希拉里·克林顿。
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