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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)
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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)
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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
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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) |
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gross /grəʊs/
"Oh, gross!" she said, looking at the flies buzzing above the piles of dirty plates. |
3. informal extremely unpleasant (tởm)
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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 |
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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 |
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repulsive /rɪ'pʌl.sɪv/
I think rats and snakes are repulsive. |
extremely unpleasant or unacceptable (ghê tởm)
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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)
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depraved /dɪ'preɪvd/
Someone who can kill a child like that must be totally depraved. |
morally bad or evil (suy đồi)
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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)
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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
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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)
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