2253 vulgar Latin
■ verb [V +adv./prep.]
(literary)
to travel, especially in a ship and over a long distance MTf; STh ( Xfs
) jesfli voy ager /'vond30(r)/ noun
{old-fashioned or literary) a person who goes on a long journey,
especially by ship to unknown parts of the world MfrW; izsTf#; ( X % )
voy-eur /vwai'3i(r);
voi'3:(r)/ noun {disapproving) 1 a person who gets pleasure from
secretly watching other people have sex M
U ffe A14 fr X )
2
a person who enjoys watching the problems and private lives of others
)
►
voy-eurism /vwai'3:riz9m;
voi'3>/ noun [U] voyeuris-tic /.vwam'ristik;
.voia'r-/ adj.: a voyeuristic interest in other
people’s lives A£?Sff A®
VP /,vi: 'pi:/ abbr. vice-president gij&gfc; g!]&fj
vroom
/vru:m/ noun [U] used to
represent the loud sound made by a vehicle moving very fast ( A #5 S5 M Trifc
H A f±J W ) Rg $ — p: Vroom! A sports car roared past. 7*,
vs abbr. {especially
NAmE) versus •
'V-sign noun a sign that you make
by holding up your hand and making a V-shape with your first and second
fingers. When the palm (= inside part) of your hand is facing away from you,
the sign means Victory’; when the palm is facing towards you the sign is used
as a way of being rude to other people. * V ( ¥7'
, ¥T'[b] ft ) — compare two
FINGERS
vso /,vi: es 'au; NAmE
'ou/ abbr. Voluntary Service
Overseas
VTOL /,vi: ti: au 'el;
NAmE ou/ abbr. vertical take-off and landing (used to refer to an
aircraft that can take off and land by going straight up or straight down) (
m)
vul can ized {BrE also -ised) /'VAlkanaizd/ adj.
{technical A iff) (of rubber $.%£) treated with
=VOLCANOLOGY
vul gar /'vAlga(r)/ adj.
1 not having or showing good taste; not polite, elegant or well behaved
®LIfW; H33 COARSE, IN BAD TASTE: a
vulgar man A o vulgar decorations fgSft
o She found their
laughter and noisy games coarse and rather vulgar. fn WpWpf-f
2
rude and likely to offend filf W; k # W; T crude : vulgar jokes # ffj
►
vul-gar-ly adv.: He eyed her
vulgarly.
Hit.
.vulgar 'fraction noun {BrE) a fraction (= a number less than one)
that is shown as numbers above and below a line # jIAffc: 3A and % are
vulgar fractions. * 3A fp % i^llfMAIL —
compare decimal n. vulgarian /vAl'gearian; NAmE -'ger-/ noun
(formal) a person who does not have polite manners or good taste MrWA;
jfMA
vulgarism /’VAlgarizam/ noun
(formal) a rude word or expression, especially one relating to sex ( AjaTftW
aw)
vulgarity /vAl'gaerati/ noun [U, C] the fact of
being rude or not having good taste; a rude object, picture, etc. to®;
mm-, TI; )
: She was
offended by the vulgarity of
their jokes.
o a pornographic
magazine full of
vulgarities
vulgarize (BrE also -ise) /'vAlgaraiz/ verb
[VN] (formal, disapproving) to spoil sth by changing it so that it is
more ordinary than before and not of such a high standard ► vulgar-iza-tion,
-isa-
tion /.VAlgarai'zeiJn; NAmE
-ra'z-/ noun [U]
.vulgar 'Latin noun [u] the spoken form of
Latin which was used in the western part of the
KiamTig
(A^HMiwiimrrnig)
| 2253 vulgar Latin
■ verb [V +adv./prep.] {literary) to travel, especially in a ship and over a long
distance “行；远行;「:（尤指）远航
voy-ager
/'vond3a(r)/ noun (old-fashioned or literary) a person who goes on
a long journey, especially by ship to unknown parts of the world 航行者；远行者；（尤
指）远航探险者
voy-eur
/vwai'3：(r); vDi'3：(r)/ noun {disapproving) 1 a person who gets pleasure from
secretly watching other people have sex窥淫癖者（喜欢窥视他人性行为）
2 a person who enjoys watching the
problems and private lives of others刺探隐秘者（喜欢刺探他人的问题
或私生活）.► voy.eur.ism /vwai'3:riz9m; voi_3:-/ /low/? [U] voy.eur.is.tic /.vwara’ristik; yoia'r-/ at/).: a voyeuristic interest
in other peopled lives 兴趣
VP Avi: _pi:/ VICE-PRESIDENT 副总统；副总裁
vroom
/vru:m/ noun [U] used to represent the loud
sound made by a vehicle moving very fast (车辆高速 行驶时发出的）呜的一声：Vroom/ A sports car roared past•呜的一声，一辆跑车疾驶而过。
vs abbr. [especially
'V-sign noun a sign that you make by holding up your hand
and making a V-shape with your first and second fingers. When the palm (= inside part) of
your hand is facing away from you, the sign means Victory*; when the palm is
facing towards you the sign is used as a way of being rude to other people. ★ V 字形手势（手心
向；卜表示胜利，手心向内表示侮辱丨一compare two
FINGERS
VSO /,vi: es 'au; NAmE 'ou/ abbr. Voluntary Service Overseas
VTOL
/,vi:
ti: 0U 'el; NAmE ou/ abbr. vertical take-off and landing (used to refer to
an aircraft that can take off and land by going straight up or straight down)(飞
机）垂;^起降
vul-can-ized {BrE also -ised) /'vAlkanaizd/ adj. {tech- n/cfl/ 术语）（of rubber 橡胶）treated with
=VOLCANOLOGY
vul-gar
/'VAlga(r)/
adj. 1 not having or
showing good taste; not polite, elegant or well behaved 庸俗的；粗俗
的；粗野由；不雅的 PiTI COARSE. IN BAD TASTE: a vulgar mcm粗俗囟男人◊ vuZgar decorations俗里俗气的
0 She found their laughter
and noisy games coarse and rather vuigar.她觉得他们的笑声和吵吵闹闹的游戏
趣味低下，俗不可耐。2 rude and likely to offend粗野 的；粗鲁的；下流的PTITl
CRUDE: vuZ^ar jofces低俗的 笑话► vu 丨.gar.ly ot/v.: ffe eyed her vuigarZy.他色迷逢地 瞅着她。
.vulgar
'fraction noun (6r£) a fraction (= a number less than one) that is shown as numbers above and below a line 普通分数：％ ami % are vuZgar 介actions. * %和％均为普通分数。一compare decimal /i. vul-gar-ian /vAl'gearian; NAmE -'ger-/ noun (formal) a person who does not have polite manners or
good taste 粗俗的庸俗的人
vul-gar-ism /'VAlgarizam/ noun (format) a rude word or
expression, especially one relating to sex (尤指与,性有
关的）g鄙词语
vul-garity /vAl'gaerati/ noun [u, C] the fact of being rude
or not having good taste; a rude
object, picture, etc. 庸俗；粗野；下流；庸俗的物品（或图画等）：She w〇5
emended by
the vuigarity o/t/idrjofces•他们那些粗俗的
矣话使她矢为不快。◊ a pornographic magazine办H 〇} vulgarities充满下流图片的色情杂志
vul-gar-ize
{BrE also -ise) /'vAlgaraiz/ verb [VN] {formal, disapproving) to spoil sth by changing it so that it
is more ordinary than before and not of such a high standard使庸俗化；使通俗化>乂111名31^23也〇11,-153-
tion
/.VAlgarai'zeiJn;
NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [U]
.vulgar
'Latin noun [U] the spoken form of Latin which was used in
the western part of the