Word · Frequency #7521
outrageous
骇人听闻的;蛮横无理的;令人愤慨的
核心释义
grossly offensive to decency or morality; shocking and unacceptable
- 1.
违背道德或体面;引起愤慨或侮辱。
Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
- 2.
严重违背道德或体面;令人震惊的
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
- 3.
超越合理限度;过分的,无节制的。
Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate.
- 4.
远远超出理性或节制范围的
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- 5.
令人震惊的;超越常规行为的;挑衅的。
Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative.
违背道德或体面;引起愤慨或侮辱。;严重违背道德或体面;令人震惊的;超越合理限度;过分的,无节制的。;远远超出理性或节制范围的;令人震惊的;超越常规行为的;挑衅的。
用法In use
His outrageous remarks made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
用法提示:outrageous 作表语形容词,表示“令人愤慨的、极无礼的”。
She thought it was outrageous that the landlord ignored the broken heating for weeks.
用法提示:outrageous 作表语形容词,描述“令人震惊的、不可接受的事”。
The players were punished for their outrageous behavior on the field.
用法提示:outrageous 作定语形容词,修饰 behavior,表示“极无礼的、可恶的”。
subjected to outrageous cruelty
spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
it be outrageous that...
此结构的主语从句中常用一般现在时或现在完成时。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- outrageous behavior
- 可恶的行为
- His outrageous behavior at the party shocked everyone.他在聚会上的可恶行为震惊了所有人。
- outrageous price
- 离谱的价格
- They charged an outrageous price for a simple meal.他们为一顿简单的饭收了离谱的价格。
- outrageous claim
- 荒谬的主张
- The politician made an outrageous claim that he had never lied.那位政客提出荒谬的主张,说他从未撒过谎。
- outrageous outfit
- 奇装异服
- She wore an outrageous outfit to the costume party.她穿了一件奇装异服去参加化妆舞会。
- outrageous lie
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
out(超出)+rage(愤怒),超出愤怒,即可恶至极。
语境与语域Context & Register
outrageous 作形容词,通常有两种含义:1) 极度冒犯或令人震惊(正式);2) 过分不合理(非正式口语)。常见的语境包括道德谴责或夸张描述。建议根据具体用法选择:表示道德谴责时语气较强;表示过分时较口语化。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'courageous' and 'advantageous' share the '-ageous' ending and rhyme with 'outrageous' (stressed sound /reɪdʒəs/). Note that words like 'gorgeous' (/ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/) and 'righteous' (/ˈraɪtʃəs/) have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.