nas·ty /ˈnɑːsti $ ˈnæsti/ ●●● S2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp nastier, superlativesupl nastiest)1 behaviour 行爲UNKIND nasty behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant 不友善的;不好的;惡毒的the nasty things that were being written about her 人們描述的那些關於她的壞事情
There’s a nasty streak in her character. 她性格中有令人討厭的一面。
Drivers often have a nasty habit of driving too close to cyclists. 司機常有一個壞習慣,就是車開得離騎自行車的人太近。
nasty toDon’t be so nasty to your mum (=do not treat her unkindly). 别對你媽媽這麽兇。
get/turn nasty especially British EnglishBrE (=suddenly start behaving in a threatening way) 突然兇起來When Harry refused, Don turned nasty and went for him with both fists. 哈裏拒絕後,唐翻了臉,揮動雙拳向哈裏撲去。
► see thesaurus at unkind 2 person 人 someone who is nasty behaves in an unkind and unpleasant way 不友好的;惡意的;令人不愉快的I went to school with him – he was nasty then and he’s nasty now. 我和他一起上過學他那時很討厭,現在還是很討厭。
You’re a nasty little brute! 你這個討厭的小家夥!
3 experience/situation 經歷/狀況UNPLEASANT a nasty experience, feeling, or situation is unpleasant 令人不快的,糟糕的nasty shock/surpriseIt gave me a nasty shock. 這使我非常震驚。
nasty feeling/suspicionI had a nasty feeling that a tragedy was going to happen. 我有一種很不好的感覺,一場悲劇將要發生。
Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself. 生活總是令人厭煩地重複着。
He had a nasty accident while riding in the forest. 他在森林中騎馬時出了嚴重的事故。
When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards). 感覺自己被騙之後,心裏總會留下很不好受的滋味。
The weather turned nasty towards the evening. 傍晚時分天氣變壞了。
4 sight/smell etc 景象/氣味等CUNPLEASANT having a bad appearance, smell, taste etc 難看的;難聞的;難吃的What’s that nasty smell? 那是什麽難聞的氣味?
a market stall selling cheap and nasty watches 賣廉價而難看的手表的集市攤位
► see thesaurus at horrible 5 injury/illness 傷/病HARM/BE BAD FOR severe or very painful 嚴重的He was carried off the field with a nasty injury. 他受了重傷被擡下場。
7. a nasty piece of work British EnglishBrEUNPLEASANT someone who is dishonest, violent, or likely to cause trouble 不誠實的人;兇暴的人;易惹麻煩的人a nasty piece of work• Cyril and Wyatt had gone around together with that other boy, that Donald, who was a nasty piece of work.• You'd best steer clear of him, Manderley, he's a nasty piece of work. —nastily adverbadv
—nastiness noun [uncountableU]
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