disgusted 572 |
and almost ill/sick
because it is so unpleasant ng;
:
The level of violence in the film really
disgusted me.
dis gusted 0-w /dis'gAstid/ adj.
~ (at/by/with sb/sth/yourself) feeling or showing disgust RIW; ; fz
IHJ: I was disgusted at/by the
sight. 'fr 0 0 He was disgusted
to see such
awful living conditions. iit ft $1 (Kl Mi
^ fte f#
fit H lit o 0 I was disgusted with
myself for eating so much. ► disgustedly
adv.; ‘This champagne is
warm!’, he said disgustedly.
dis gust ing CHi /dis'gAstir)/ adj.
1
extremely unpleasant 4" A i&
(ft HTTI
revolting: The kitchen was in a
disgusting state when she left. M l%ff HtfUf M—ft 3111 » <>
What a disgusting smell! 11M M SI ! 2 unacceptable and shocking
A ^ 1t HTH DESPICABLE, OUTRAGEOUS : I think it’s
disgusting that they’re closing the local hospital. Aii Aii:
A Aft 7 0 ■
b His language is disgusting (= he uses a lot of offensive words). ftfc^gilb7i®A^o disgustingly /dis'gAstirjli/ adv. 1 (sometimes humorous)
extremely (in a way that other people feel jealous Of) Wl-%, M, ## ( ti&fcXfefr
) : He looked disgustingly healthy when he got back from the
2
in a
disgusting way ^ A# A Aj73£±ffe;
iAiA±tk ; disgustingly dirty ffiffAA'M dish Chw/diX/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C] a flat shallow
container for cooking food in or serving it from H; A: a glass dish |o
an ovenproof dish HI o a baking/serving dish j%jk; ± Ikffi&Jlkfr-
0 They helped themselves from a large dish of pasta. ftklliA—2 the dishes [pi.] the plates, bowls, cups, etc. that
have been used for a meal and need to be washed ( f#}# ) HJI: I’ll
do the dishes (= wash them). A f$fc
$6 o 3 [C] food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal —
iSj£;
a vegetarian/fish dish — — #il o This
makes an excellent hot main
dish. jilfcJi:—if #?[$$&
SYNONYMS
disgusting
revolting ♦ foul ♦ repulsive ♦ offensive ♦ gross *
nauseating
These
words all describe sth, especially a smell, taste or habit,
that is extremely unpleasant and often makes you feel slightly ill.
W±#iSI
disgusting extremely
unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill teAK&M,
&Affc
Bg W: What a disgusting smell! S!!
revolting extremely
unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill AfAK16§,
A#«gM: The stew looked revolting, iiif A^A^ngo
DISGUSTING
OR REVOLTING? ffl disgusting revolting
?
Both
of these words are used to describe things that smell and taste unpleasant,
unpleasant personal habits and people who have them. There is no real
difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English. ifcii, AMIS
f£AJ», tEtXXm m disgusting in,
foul dirty,
and tasting or smelling bad
, She could smell his foul breath.
repulsive {rather
format)
extremely unpleasant in a
±Io
0 I can recommend the chefs dish of the day.
—see also side dish 4 [C]
any object that is shaped
like a dish or bowl ;
WVtWl: a soap dish — see also satellite dish
5
[C] (informal) a sexually attractive
person 'IAii® A; ^fAffiSAWA: What a dish!
• verb iTSIBi ,dish the 'dirt (on
sb) {informal) to tell people unkind
or unpleasant things about sb, especially about their private life i# ( AA )
WWit; M ( ® A ) WI ,dish it 'out (disapproving) to criticize other
people If; ftfcvp: He enjoys dishing it out, but he
really
can’t take it (= cannot accept criticism from other people). ffe##Jgftgi|A, W g
7
o liKhlVi ,dish sth^'out 1 {informal) to give sth, often to
a lot of people or in large amounts AitSHA; jfX: Students dished out leaflets to
passers-by. ^AlS M^AS^A##-o 0 She’s always dishing out advice, even when
you don’t want it. iff,
ItItiAIlPo 2 to serve food onto plates for a
meal Jfi ( ) APJ&S ( IMA# ) : Can you dish out the
potatoes, please? ifotpAM'fr—T±J&£F®!f? ,dish 'up | ,dish sth^'up to serve food onto
plates for a meal jfi ( ( U/flihHS ) ,dish 'up sth to offer sth
to sb, especially sth
that is not very good H f* ?
( >
dishabille
/.disa'biil;
-'bi:/ adj. = deshabille dis-har-mony /dis'haimoni; NAmE -'hairm-/ noun [u] (formal) a lack of agreement
about important things, which causes bad feelings between people or groups of
people A iit; — marital/racial/
social disharmony 1ADS
rrm harmony
dish-cloth /'diJklnG; NAmE -kla:0/ {NAmE usually dish- rag) noun a cloth for washing
dishes XHXX; ‘XMM dishearten /dis'haitn; NAmE -'hairtn/ verb [VN] to make sb lose
hope or confidence fj£ ®. ^; (A A Afs >l> ; ^ M discourage
: Don’t
let this defeat
dishearten you. ► dis-heart-
ened adj.: a disheartened team A A fit (ft 0 IA dis- heart-en-ing /-’haitmr); NAmE -'hairt-/ adj.: a disheartening experience
dish -ev-elled /di'Jevld/ {especially BrE) {NAmE usually dish-ev-eled) adj. (of hair, clothes or
sb’s general appearance A %, XM^XX) very untidy A
way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill
£t$AKJS6A
Repulsive
usually
describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for
physical or moral reasons. * repulsive ff X
offensive {formal) (especially of smells) extremely
unpleasant Xla f£AK
MM
gross {informal) (of a smell, taste or personal
habit) extremely unpleasant Ait^AA^MAAfg
W*, 4AIi\ ^AK^ nauseating making you feel that you want to
vomit the
nauseating smell of
burning flesh ^A# BEW PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensive to sb
■
to find sb/sth disgusting/revolting/repulsive/ offensive/nauseating
■
to smell/taste disgusting/revolting/foul/repulsive/gross
■
a(n) disgusting/revolting/foul/repulsive/offensive/gross/ nauseating
smell/taste/habit
■
disgusting/ revolti ng/fou l/repu Isive/offensive/gross behaviour
■
a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person
absolutely/pretty disgusting/revolting/foul/repulsive/ gross/nauseating