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abominable /ə'bɒm.ɪ.nə.bl /
The prisoners are forced to live in abominable conditions.
The weather's been abominable all week.
very bad or unpleasant (kinh tởm)
appalling /ə'pɔ:.lɪŋ/
Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork?
shocking and very bad (kinh khủng)
dreadful /'dred.f ə l/
The news report was so dreadful that I just had to switch it off.
very bad, of very low quality, or shocking and very sad
foul /faʊl/
Those toilets smell foul!
There's too much foul language on TV these days.
1. extremely unpleasant (hội hám, khó chịu)
2. describes speech or other language that is offensive, rude or shocking (tục tĩu)
gross /grəʊs/
"Oh, gross!" she said, looking at the flies buzzing above the piles of dirty plates.
3. informal extremely unpleasant (tởm)
grim /grɪm/
The future looks grim.
The expression on his face was one of grim determination .
1. worrying, without hope
3. informal very unpleasant or ugl y
nasty
She has a nasty habit of picking on people in meetings.
The situation could turn (= become) nasty at any moment.
1. bad or very unpleasant
3. dangerous or violent
4. rude or offensive
repulsive /rɪ'pʌl.sɪv/
I think rats and snakes are repulsive.
extremely unpleasant or unacceptable (ghê tởm)
woeful /'wəʊ.f ə l/
They displayed woeful ignorance of the safety rules.
1. very bad or (of something very bad or unpleasant) very great or extreme
devastating /'dev.ə.steɪ.tɪŋ/
The drought has had devastating consequences/effects .
1. causing a lot of damage or destruction
2. making someone very shocked and upset
deserted /dɪ'zɜ:.tɪd/
The coastal resorts are deserted in winter.
a deserted wife
1. If a place is deserted, there are no people in it
2. left alone in a difficult situation
chaotic /keɪ'ɒt.ɪk/
The house is a bit chaotic at the moment - we've got all these extra people staying and we're still decorating.
in a state of chaos
cruel /'kru:.əl/
Don't tease him about his weight - it's cruel.
Children can be very cruel to each other.
1. extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals intentionally (tàn nhẫn)
depraved /dɪ'preɪvd/
Someone who can kill a child like that must be totally depraved.
morally bad or evil (suy đồi)
corrupt /kə'rʌpt/
The whole system was corrupt - every official she approached wanted money before helping her.
dishonestly using your position or power to your own advantage, especially for money (tham nhũng)
immoral /ɪ'mɒr. ə l/
It's an immoral tax, because the poor will pay relatively more.
1. not within society's standards of acceptable, honest and moral behaviour; morally wrong
bureaucratic /bjʊə.rə'kræt.ɪk/
The company was inefficient because it was highly bureaucratic.
1. relating to a system of controlling or managing a country, company or organization that is operated by a large number of officials (quan liêu)