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be vile
His behavior was vile.
他的行为极其恶劣。
卑鄙的；恶劣的；道德败坏的
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卑鄙的；恶劣的；道德败坏的
morally bad or wicked; deserving strong condemnation
His behavior was vile.
他的行为极其恶劣。
道德低下的；卑劣的；可鄙的。
Morally low; base; despicable.
道德上应受谴责的
morally reprehensible
引起身体或精神上的反感；可怕的。
Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.
引起或能引起恶心的
causing or able to cause nausea
He played a vile trick on his little brother, and their mother was furious.
他对他弟弟耍了一个卑鄙的伎俩，他们的母亲非常生气。
AI contextual example
She found his vile comments about her appearance deeply hurtful.
她觉得他对自己外表的那些卑鄙恶毒的评论非常伤人。
AI contextual example
Betraying a close friend for money is a vile act.
为了钱背叛密友是一种卑鄙的行为。
AI contextual example
the vile development of slavery appalled them
奴隶制的丑恶发展令他们震惊。
WordNet
His behavior was vile.
他的行为极其恶劣。
It is vile to treat animals cruelly.
虐待动物是恶劣的。
It was vile of him to spread such lies.
他散布这样的谎言真是卑鄙。
I find his attitude vile.
我觉得他的态度很恶劣。
Not this
He spoke vile to me.
Use this
He spoke vilely to me.
中文学习者常将形容词 'vile' 误用作副词。修饰动词 'spoke' 时需用副词形式 'vilely'。
Not this
She bought a vile of perfume.
Use this
She bought a vial of perfume.
'vile' 是形容词，意为“恶劣的”；'vial' 是名词，意为“小瓶”。中文学习者因发音相近而混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
恶臭；令人作呕的气味
There was a vile smell coming from the rubbish bin.
垃圾桶里传来一股恶臭。
恶劣的天气；糟糕的天气
We had vile weather all week, so the trip was cancelled.
整个星期天气都很糟糕，所以旅行取消了。
暴脾气；恶劣的脾气
His vile temper made it hard for anyone to work with him.
他脾气暴躁，没人愿意和他一起工作。
污言秽语；不堪入耳的言语
The driver shouted vile language at the cyclist.
那名司机对着骑车人大喊脏话。
卑鄙的行为；恶行
The novel is about a man capable of the most vile deeds.
这部小说讲述了一个能做出极其卑劣行径的人的故事。
恶心的味道；难吃的味道
The medicine left a vile taste in my mouth.
这药在我嘴里留下了一股恶心的味道。
滚出来，可憎的胶状物！你的光泽如今何在？——《李尔王》第三幕第七场
The villain in the film is truly vile.
电影里的反派真的很卑劣。
Use vile naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 evil 的字母重排成 vile，意思也围绕“恶”：evil 是邪恶，vile 是卑鄙可憎。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal/literary contexts、informal exaggerated speech vile 通常用于正式或文学语境，表示道德上卑鄙、令人厌恶；在日常口语中也可用来夸张地形容很糟糕的事物，具体语气需根据语境判断。
常用于描述道德败坏或令人厌恶的事物。
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