rude /ruːd/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp ruder, superlativesupl rudest) 1 RUDE/IMPOLITEspeaking or behaving in a way that is not polite and is likely to offend or annoy people 粗鲁[野]的,无礼的 SYN impolite OPP polite I didn’t mean to be rude, but I had to leave early. 我并不想显得无礼,但我不得不早走。
rude to Why are you so rude to her? 你为何对她如此粗鲁?
it is rude to do something It’s rude to stare. 盯着人看是不礼貌的。
3 rude awakening/shock REALIZEa situation in which you suddenly realize something unpleasant 〔对不愉快之事的〕猛然醒悟 If they expect the match to be friendly, they’re in for a rude awakening. 要是他们以为比赛将会友好进行,那么他们很快就会清醒了。
4. in rude health British EnglishBrE old-fashionedHEALTHY very healthy 十分健康的 5 literarySIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATED made in a simple basic way 简单的,粗糙的 —rudely adverbadv We were rudely awakened by the storm. 我们被暴风雨猛然惊醒。
He answered me very rudely. 他十分粗鲁地回了我一句。
—rudeness noun [uncountableU]
THESAURUSimpolite/not polite not following the rules of good social behaviour. Impolite sounds rather formal 无礼的〔impolite听起来颇为正式〕It is impolite to stare. 盯着人看是不礼貌的。
It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food. 嘴里塞满食物说话是不礼貌的。
cheeky British EnglishBrE, smart/sassy American EnglishAmE behaving in a way that is a little rude, especially when this is amusing or annoying – used especially about children 〔尤指小孩〕放肆的,顽皮的Let go, you cheeky monkey (=cheeky child)! 放手,你这没礼貌的捣蛋鬼!
Don’t get smart with me! 别对我无礼!
tactless saying things that are likely to upset or embarrass someone, without intending to 不得体的How could you be so tactless? 你怎么这么不会说话?
offensive speaking or behaving in a way that is likely to upset or offend someone 侮辱的His remarks are offensive to African-Americans. 他的话冒犯了非裔美国人。
offensive language 冒犯性的语言
insulting speaking or behaving in a way that is very rude and offensive to someone 侮辱的comments that are insulting to women 侮辱女性的话
The article was full of insulting language. 这篇文章全是侮辱性语言。
discourteous /dɪsˈkɜːtiəs $ -ɜːr-/ formal rather rude. Discourteous sounds very formal and is often used when talking about being careful not to upset someone’s feelings 失礼的〔该词听上去很正式,常用于表示要避免伤害他人感情〕He did not wish to appear discourteous towards his host. 他不想显得对主人失礼。
It would seem discourteous to refuse her offer. 拒绝她的提议似乎不礼貌。
ill-mannered (also bad-mannered) especially written behaving in a rude way, especially because you have never been taught how to behave politely 举止粗鲁的〔尤指没有教养的〕Ill-mannered movie-goers talked throughout the entire picture. 没教养的观众整场电影都说个不停。
nIt was very bad-mannered.
disrespectful not showing the proper respect for someone or something 无礼的,不敬的I felt her comments were disrespectful to all the people who have worked so hard on this project. 我觉得她的话不尊重所有为此项目辛勤付出的人们。
impertinent formal not showing a proper respect for someone, especially by asking or talking about subjects that you do not have a right to know about 莽撞的,不敬的〔尤指询问或谈论自己无权涉及的话题〕an impertinent question about his private life 关于他私生活的无礼问题
an impertinent young man 无礼的年轻人
nWould it be impertinent to ask how old you are?
insolent formal behaving in a way that is deliberately very rude to someone in authority 〔对尊长〕傲慢无礼的The girl’s only response was an insolent stare. 女孩唯一的反应是傲慢无礼地瞪一眼。
Don’t be so insolent! 别那么无礼!
nimpudent formal rude, and having no respect for people who are older or more importantThe boy gave an impudent smile.
nirreverent showing a lack of respect for someone or something who people are supposed to respect – used especially about comedy programmes and newspaper articlesan irreverent look at the week’s events
his irreverent sense of humour
COLLOCATIONS CHECKcheeky boy/monkey/grin
impertinent question
insulting behaviour/remark/comment/language
insolent stare/tone
tactless remark/question/attempt