atrocious
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·tro·cious /əˈtrəʊʃəs $ əˈtroʊ-/ adjective BADBAD ATextremely bad 糟透的 SYN awful atrocious weather 恶劣的天气 Her singing was atrocious. 她唱得糟透了。► see thesaurus at bad —atrociously adverb
Examples from the Corpus
atrocious• The traffic was atrocious.• At the hub of the crisis, hospital conditions in Samara and Saratov were atrocious.• This is the B side of the new single and truly atrocious.• The event was well attended with people queuing at 9.00 am despite the atrocious conditions.• an atrocious crime• Call it atrocious, horrendous, mystifying.• Ordinary people here have shown they care about the atrocious living conditions of our indigenous peoples.• The back lanes in the North Road area have been atrocious, people were dumping their rubbish in them.• The visibility was atrocious, perhaps forty yards, and I could see nothing.Origin atrocious (1600-1700) Latin atrox “sad, cruel”, from ater “black” + -ox “looking, appearing”a·tro·cious adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus bad extremely
atrocious
a‧tro‧cious /əˈtrəʊʃəs $ əˈtroʊ-/
adjective
SYN awful:
atrocious weather
Her singing was atrocious.
—atrociously adverb
■ very bad
▪awful/terrible/dreadful especially British English very bad: The movie was awful. | Her house is in a terrible state. | a dreadful crime
▪horrible very bad, especially in a way that shocks or upsets you: He describes prison as ‘a horrible place’. | It was a horrible exprerience.
▪disgusting smelling or tasting very bad: The food was disgusting. | The fish smelled disgusting.
▪lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ informal very bad or disappointing: The weather has been lousy all week. | I’m fed up with this lousy job.
▪ghastly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/ British English informal very bad: I’ve had a ghastly day. | a ghastly mistake
▪severe severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad and serious: The country faces severe economic problems. | severe delays | He suffered severe head injuries in a car crash.
▪atrocious/appalling/horrendous extremely bad in a way that is shocking: Her behaviour has been absolutely atrocious. | The country has an appalling human rights record.
▪abysmal /əˈbɪzməl/ very bad and of a very low standard: The team’s performance was abysmal. | the abysmal conditions in some prisons
a‧tro‧cious /əˈtrəʊʃəs $ əˈtroʊ-/
adjective Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: atrox 'sad, cruel', from ater 'black' + -ox 'looking, appearing'
extremely bad Language: Latin
Origin: atrox 'sad, cruel', from ater 'black' + -ox 'looking, appearing'
SYN awful:
—atrociously adverb
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