nas·ty /ˈnɑːsti $ ˈnæsti/ ●●● S2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp nastier, superlativesupl nastiest) 1 behaviour 行为UNKIND nasty behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant 不友善的;不好的;恶毒的 the nasty things that were being written about her 人们描述的那些关于她的坏事情
There’s a nasty streak in her character. 她性格中有令人讨厌的一面。
Drivers often have a nasty habit of driving too close to cyclists. 司机常有一个坏习惯,就是车开得离骑自行车的人太近。
nasty to Don’t be so nasty to your mum (=do not treat her unkindly). 别对你妈妈这么凶。
get/turn nasty especially British EnglishBrE (=suddenly start behaving in a threatening way) 突然凶起来 When Harry refused, Don turned nasty and went for him with both fists. 哈里拒绝后,唐翻了脸,挥动双拳向哈里扑去。
► see thesaurus at unkind 2 person 人 someone who is nasty behaves in an unkind and unpleasant way 不友好的;恶意的;令人不愉快的 I went to school with him – he was nasty then and he’s nasty now. 我和他一起上过学他那时很讨厌,现在还是很讨厌。
You’re a nasty little brute! 你这个讨厌的小家伙!
3 experience/situation 经历/状况UNPLEASANT a nasty experience, feeling, or situation is unpleasant 令人不快的,糟糕的nasty shock/surprise It gave me a nasty shock. 这使我非常震惊。
nasty feeling/suspicion I had a nasty feeling that a tragedy was going to happen. 我有一种很不好的感觉,一场悲剧将要发生。
Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself. 生活总是令人厌烦地重复着。
He had a nasty accident while riding in the forest. 他在森林中骑马时出了严重的事故。
When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards). 感觉自己被骗之后,心里总会留下很不好受的滋味。
The weather turned nasty towards the evening. 傍晚时分天气变坏了。
4 sight/smell etc 景象/气味等CUNPLEASANT having a bad appearance, smell, taste etc 难看的;难闻的;难吃的 What’s that nasty smell? 那是什么难闻的气味?
a market stall selling cheap and nasty watches 卖廉价而难看的手表的集市摊位
► see thesaurus at horrible 5 injury/illness 伤/病HARM/BE BAD FOR severe or very painful 严重的 He was carried off the field with a nasty injury. 他受了重伤被抬下场。
7. a nasty piece of work British EnglishBrEUNPLEASANT someone who is dishonest, violent, or likely to cause trouble 不诚实的人;凶暴的人;易惹麻烦的人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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