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nastiness

/nas-tee/US // ˈnæs ti //UK // (ˈnɑːstɪ) //

龌龊,讨厌的人,讨厌,恶心

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adj.形容词 adjective
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    nas·ti·er, nas·ti·est.

    • : physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
    • : offensive to taste or smell; nauseating: This ointment is really nasty—couldn't they make it smell less vile?
    • : offensive; objectionable: a nasty habit.
    • : vicious, spiteful, or ugly: a nasty dog; a nasty rumor.
    • : bad or hard to deal with, encounter, undergo, etc.; dangerous; serious: a nasty cut; a nasty accident.
    • : very unpleasant or disagreeable: nasty weather.
    • : morally filthy; obscene; indecent: a nasty word.
    • : Slang. formidable: the raw, nasty power of this engine; a young pitcher with a nasty slider.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural nas·ties.

    • : Informal. a nasty person or thing.

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Examples

  • You have to be infallible, and if you’re not, people will have a lot of nasty things to say.

  • So far no one has been hurt, but chlorine fumes can be nasty so locals are advised to stay inside their homes.

  • It’s also grown nastier as both Hagerty and Sethi try to one-up each other in proving their conservative bona fides.

  • Though it sounds a bit nasty, winds can blow fungi and mold spores like a thick cloud.

  • Whether that’s the intent of the medication doesn’t mean it won’t be a nasty side effect.

  • An aerial image shows what appears to be a spa, roiling water apparently carrying no nasty connotations.

  • It may not be a story the Vatican wants told, but such nasty behavior is also a part of the Renaissance.

  • No one needs to be reminded that the men in charge in Damascus and Tehran are really nasty guys.

  • So is Sam Lutfi a legitimate manager or just a nasty opportunist?

  • Use him as the poster child for a nasty, devilish lobbying group being the de facto fourth branch of government.

  • But the nasty part of the whole thing was, that Haggard had won eleven thousand pounds from a weak-headed boy.

  • But if people will insist on patting a strange poet, they mustn't be surprised if they get a nasty bite!

  • The nasty scandal at the Pandemonium had been particularly irritating to Haggard personally.

  • You pouted and sulked, and had a great fight with nurse, for bringing a nasty boy into the house.

  • I'm a nasty cross old thing before lunch, Mr. Wentworth, so I don't come down till afterwards nowadays.