Word · Frequency #11975
vile
卑鄙的；恶劣的；道德败坏的
morally bad or wicked; deserving strong condemnation
- 1.
Morally low; base; despicable.
道德低下的；卑劣的；可鄙的。
- 2.
morally reprehensible
道德上应受谴责的
- 3.
Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.
引起身体或精神上的反感；可怕的。
- 4.
causing or able to cause nausea
引起或能引起恶心的
道德低下的；卑劣的；可鄙的。；道德上应受谴责的；引起身体或精神上的反感；可怕的。；引起或能引起恶心的；恶劣的
In use
He played a vile trick on his little brother, and their mother was furious.
She found his vile comments about her appearance deeply hurtful.
Betraying a close friend for money is a vile act.
the vile development of slavery appalled them
be vile
His behavior was vile.
他的行为极其恶劣。
vile to do sth
It is vile to treat animals cruelly.
虐待动物是恶劣的。
vile of sb to do sth
Connections
Collocations
- vile smell
- 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。
- vile weather
- 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。
- vile temper
- 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。
- vile language
- 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。
- vile deed
- 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。
- vile taste
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于描述道德败坏或令人厌恶的事物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in -ile and rhyme with vile: mile, file, pile, smile, tile, and while share the /aɪl/ sound. Beware the lookalike villa /ˈvɪlə/, which is spelled similarly but has a short /ɪ/ and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.