Word · Frequency #7521
outrageous
骇人听闻的；蛮横无理的；令人愤慨的
grossly offensive to decency or morality; shocking and unacceptable
- 1.
Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
违背道德或体面；引起愤慨或侮辱。
- 2.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
严重违背道德或体面；令人震惊的
- 3.
Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate.
超越合理限度；过分的,无节制的。
- 4.
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
远远超出理性或节制范围的
- 5.
Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative.
令人震惊的；超越常规行为的；挑衅的。
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。
In use
His outrageous remarks made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
She thought it was outrageous that the landlord ignored the broken heating for weeks.
The players were punished for their outrageous behavior on the field.
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。
It is outrageous that they charged $50 for a cup of coffee.
他们一杯咖啡收费50美元，真是太可恶了。
it be outrageous to do sth
不定式主语通常后置，it作形式主语。
Connections
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
- 弥天大谎
- He told an outrageous lie to cover up his mistake.他撒了一个弥天大谎来掩盖自己的错误。
- outrageous act
Learner notes
Memory Tip
out（超出）+rage（愤怒），超出愤怒，即可恶至极。
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。
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.
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。
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