hideous

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hid·e·ous /ˈhɪdiəs/ adjective  UGLYextremely unpleasant or ugly 极丑的，极难看的 a hideous dress 一条很难看的连衣裙 hideous crimes 丑恶的罪行 Dinnertime that day was hideous. 那天的晚餐很不愉快。 —hideously adverb Her face was hideously scarred. 她脸上留下了丑陋的疤痕。 —hideousness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

hideous• In fairy stories the Prince is always very handsome, and the witch hideous.• Everyone knows that hideous accidents happen, however precise modern weapons are supposed to be.• Seconds later, the night was made hideous by the shrieks of alarm from the man-apes in the cave above.• One of our wedding presents was a hideous clock.• a hideous crime• Each of the damned souls was guarded by a group of hideous demons.• One goes like this: He was a hideous giant named Offero, who earned a living carrying travelers across the river.• Exactly how hideous had it been?• Emma was wearing an absolutely hideous purple and orange dress.• Roosevelt saw first-hand the hideous results of free enterprise untouched by government regulation.• He became vast and covered me, covered my face, his hideous throat working.• a man with a hideous twisted lipOrigin hideous (1300-1400) Old French hidous, from hide “terror”

hid·e·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable  

ugly extremely unpleasant or Corpus

hideous
hid‧e‧ous /ˈhɪdiəs/ adjectiveextremely unpleasant or ugly:
    a hideous dress
    hideous crimes
    Dinnertime that day was hideous.
—hideously adverb:
    Her face was hideously scarred.
—hideousness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

■ extremely ugly
   ▪ hideous extremely ugly: His hideous face twisted into a smile. | a hideous concrete shopping centre | a hideous monster
   ▪ repulsive extremely ugly, especially in a way that makes you want to look away: His appearance was so repulsive he had to wear a mask.
   ▪ grotesque extremely ugly in a strange or unnatural way: A grotesque figure appeared out of the darkness.
   ▪ an eyesore (also a blot on the landscape) noun [singular] something that is so ugly that it spoils the appearance of an area: Local residents regard the new office building as an eyesore. | I think wind turbines are a blot on the landscape - why can't people just use less electricity?

hid·eousBrE /ˈhɪdiəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɪdiəs/ 🔊 adjectivevery ugly or unpleasant 十分丑陋的；令人厌恶的 SYN revolting ◆a hideous face/building/dress丑陋的面孔／建筑物／衣服◆Their new colour scheme is hideous! 他们新的颜色搭配难看极了！🔊🔊◆a hideous crime骇人听闻的罪行◆The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare. 整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。🔊🔊▸ hid·eous·ly BrE /ˈhɪdiəsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɪdiəsli/ 🔊 adverb◆His face was hideously deformed. 他的脸严重变形。🔊🔊