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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·gust·ing /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ, dɪz-/ ●●● S2 adjective  1  DISGUSTINGextremely unpleasant and making you feel sick 令人恶心的，使人极其反感的，令人厌恶的 SYN revolting Rubbish was piled everywhere – it was disgusting. 垃圾堆得到处都是，很恶心。 Smoking is a really disgusting habit. 吸烟是一种十分令人讨厌的习惯。► see thesaurus at bad, horrible, taste2  BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSshocking and unacceptable 令人吃惊的；让人无法接受的 Sixty pounds for a thirty-minute consultation. I think that’s disgusting! 咨询30分钟要收费60英镑，我看这也太离谱了！ That’s a disgusting thing to say. 这话说不出口。 —disgustingly adverb They’re disgustingly rich. 他们富得惊人。
    Examples from the Corpus
    disgusting• Fifteen dollars for a salad? That's disgusting.• The approved school was bloody disgusting.• The attitude toward immigrants and racial minorities in this country is disgusting.• And besides which, I find it disgusting.• I told her the flat was in too disgusting a state for her to come and visit.• They don't find it counterintuitive, and faintly disgusting, as I do.• It must have been taken years before he put on all that disgusting fat.• I think chewing tobacco is a disgusting habit.• It's disgusting, men looking at pictures of 12-year-old naked girls.• It was kind of disgusting - she had something hanging out of her nose.• Lucy would find nothing more disgusting than a tumbler of sweet sherry with her dinner.• It's disgusting the way politicians use their position to their personal advantage.
    dis·gust·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
    feel and you sick unpleasant Corpus extremely making


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    disgusting
    dis‧gust‧ing S2 /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ, dɪz-/ adjective
    1. extremely unpleasant and making you feel sick
       SYN  revolting:
        Rubbish was piled everywhere – it was disgusting.
        Smoking is a really disgusting habit.
    2. shocking and unacceptable:
        Sixty pounds for a thirty-minute consultation. I think that’s disgusting__
        That’s a disgusting thing to say.
    —disgustingly adverb:
        They’re disgustingly rich.


    🔑 dis·gust·ingBrE /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective🔑 extremely unpleasant 极糟的；令人不快的 SYN revolting ◆The kitchen was in a disgusting state when she left. 她离开时厨房里一片狼藉。🔊🔊◆What a disgusting smell! 这气味真难闻！🔊🔊<titled tranID="27" status="1">disgusting</titled>foul ◇ revolting ◇ repulsive ◇ offensive ◇ gross

    These words all describe sth, especially a smell, taste or habit, that is extremely unpleasant and often makes you feel slightly ill 以上各词形容某物（尤指气味、味道或习惯）令人很不舒服而且常令人恶心。

    • disgusting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill 指令人不快的、使人厌恶的、令人恶心的、使人作呕的：◆What a disgusting smell! 这气味真难闻！
    • foul dirty, and tasting or smelling bad 指肮脏恶臭的、难闻的、恶心的：◆She could smell his foul breath. 她闻得到他的口臭。
    • revolting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill 指令人不快的、使人厌恶的、令人恶心的、使人作呕的：◆The stew looked revolting. 这煨菜看上去令人作呕。

    disgusting or revolting? 用 disgusting 还是 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. 以上两词均指气味、味道、个人习惯和有这些习惯的人令人恶心、使人厌恶，在含义上没有实质的区别，只是 disgusting 更常用，尤其是在口语中。

    • repulsive (rather formal) extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill 指使人厌恶的、令人反感的、十分讨厌的 NOTE Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons. * repulsive 通常指人或其行为习惯刺激感官或有违道德而令人厌恶。
    • offensive (formal) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant 尤指气味令人不适的、令人恶心的、使人厌恶的
    • gross (informal) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant 指气味、味道或个人习惯令人很不舒服的、令人恶心的、使人厌恶的

    Patterns

    • disgusting/repulsive/offensive to sb
    • to find sb/sth disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensive
    • to smell/taste disgusting/foul/gross
    • a(n) disgusting/foul/revolting/offensive/gross smell
    • a disgusting/revolting/gross habit
    • disgusting/offensive/gross behaviour
    • a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person
    🔑 unacceptable and shocking 令人厌恶的；令人气愤的 SYN despicable, outrageous ◆I think it's disgusting that they're closing the local hospital. 他们要关闭这家地方医院，我认为这太让人气愤了。🔊🔊◆His language is disgusting (= he uses a lot of offensive words). 他的言语不堪入耳。🔊🔊