Word · Frequency #11975
vile
卑鄙的；恶劣的；道德败坏的
核心释义
morally bad or wicked; deserving strong condemnation
- 1.
道德低下的；卑劣的；可鄙的。
Morally low; base; despicable.
- 2.
道德上应受谴责的
morally reprehensible
- 3.
引起身体或精神上的反感；可怕的。
Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.
- 4.
引起或能引起恶心的
causing or able to cause nausea
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
用法In use
He played a vile trick on his little brother, and their mother was furious.
用法提示：这里 vile 是形容词，修饰 trick，表示行为卑鄙恶劣。
She found his vile comments about her appearance deeply hurtful.
用法提示：vile 作定语形容词修饰 comments，表达道德上令人不齿。
Betraying a close friend for money is a vile act.
用法提示：vile 作表语形容词修饰 act，说明这种行为在道德上极其恶劣。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于描述道德败坏或令人厌恶的事物。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.