nasty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++nas·ty /ˈnɑːsti $ ˈnæsti/ S2 adjective (comparative nastier, superlative nastiest) 1 behaviour 行为UNKIND nasty behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant 不友善的；不好的；恶毒的 a nasty temper 坏脾气 the nasty things that were being written about her 人们描述的那些关于她的坏事情 There’s a nasty streak in her character. 她性格中有令人讨厌的一面。 Drivers often have a nasty habit of driving too close to cyclists. 司机常有一个坏习惯，就是车开得离骑自行车的人太近。nasty to Don’t be so nasty to your mum (=do not treat her unkindly). 别对你妈妈这么凶。get/turn nasty especially British English (=suddenly start behaving in a threatening way) 突然凶起来 When Harry refused, Don turned nasty and went for him with both fists. 哈里拒绝后，唐翻了脸，挥动双拳向哈里扑去。► see thesaurus at unkind2 person 人 someone who is nasty behaves in an unkind and unpleasant way 不友好的；恶意的；令人不愉快的 I went to school with him – he was nasty then and he’s nasty now. 我和他一起上过学他那时很讨厌，现在还是很讨厌。 You’re a nasty little brute! 你这个讨厌的小家伙！3 experience/situation 经历/状况UNPLEASANT a nasty experience, feeling, or situation is unpleasant 令人不快的，糟糕的nasty shock/surprise It gave me a nasty shock. 这使我非常震惊。nasty feeling/suspicion I had a nasty feeling that a tragedy was going to happen. 我有一种很不好的感觉，一场悲剧将要发生。 Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself. 生活总是令人厌烦地重复着。 He had a nasty accident while riding in the forest. 他在森林中骑马时出了严重的事故。 When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards). 感觉自己被骗之后，心里总会留下很不好受的滋味。 The weather turned nasty towards the evening. 傍晚时分天气变坏了。4 sight/smell etc 景象/气味等CUNPLEASANT having a bad appearance, smell, taste etc 难看的；难闻的；难吃的 What’s that nasty smell? 那是什么难闻的气味？ a market stall selling cheap and nasty watches 卖廉价而难看的手表的集市摊位► see thesaurus at horrible5 injury/illness 伤/病HARM/BE BAD FOR severe or very painful 严重的 a nasty cut 严重的割伤 He was carried off the field with a nasty injury. 他受了重伤被抬下场。6 substance 物质 a nasty substance is dangerous 危险的 nasty chemicals 危险的化学品7. a nasty piece of work British EnglishUNPLEASANT someone who is dishonest, violent, or likely to cause trouble 不诚实的人；凶暴的人；易惹麻烦的人 —nastily adverb —nastiness noun [uncountable] → video nasty

Examples from the Corpus

nasty• Anyway, after seven years, people get nasty.• Some resisted, and for a time things got nasty.• I'd avoid him. if I were you. He can be quite nasty.• There was a nasty accident on the freeway and seven people were killed.• Cheap perfume often smells nasty after a couple of hours.• I'm not very keen on this wine. It has a nasty aftertaste.• Soon after he joined Rangers he was involved in a nasty and bitter dismissal, sacking the club's long standing groundsman.• Line play is nasty, brutal and hurtful.• I don't mean to be nasty, but I don't think we should work together any more.• A few days later, Brian had a nasty case of poison oak.• Their marriage ended in a nasty divorce.• I'm so glad you didn't get that nasty flu, Joan.• Strachan was carried off with what looked like a nasty injury.• I thought they would come to school and write nasty letters and stuff.• a particularly nasty murder case• Don't let that nasty old dog come up here.• It's pretty nasty outside - they're expecting freezing rain.• My first boss was a really nasty person, who seemed to enjoy making life difficult for everyone.• These lads were the blunt end of a much nastier problem.• I just heard a nasty rumor about Jill.• a nasty sense of humor• The scrubbing was the nastiest, she thought despairingly, bad though blacking the grates, particularly the kitchen range, was.• The news of his death came as a very nasty shock.• Police were alerted when neighbors complained of a nasty smell coming from the basement.• His mouth twisted into a nasty snarl.• Stacy said he was really nasty to her.• Some of the older boys were being very nasty to him.• Paul, you mustn't be nasty to the children. You'll make them cry.nasty habit• Appraisal schemes have a nasty habit of becoming complex and over sophisticated.• It is a simple enough message but one which has a nasty habit of being forgotten when companies decide to shed staff.• Both subscriptions cost about £800 per year and both have the nasty habit of being so voluminous as to go largely unread.• Although an attractive addition to a tank, it has a nasty habit of fighting with members of its own species.• Yet unlikely figures often have a nasty habit of turning out to be true.nasty little• The nastiest little attack we endured at this time came from, of all papers, the Lancet.• Now go away, you nasty little brat.• A very large part of it is due to a nasty little bug called phylloxera.• Knock it senseless every hour when it raised its fanged head and decided to sharpen its nasty little claws.• Ooh, there's a nasty little idea.• There crawled into my mind one nasty little question that I'd been fighting off till now.• When I was a teen-ager, a group of friends and I made a nasty little sport out of belittling one another.nasty shock/surprise• But when you get hold of the document and look at the detail you're in for a nasty surprise.• Naturally, the tricky business of welding the Germanies together could still bring nasty surprises.• Next April's council elections could prove a nasty shock.• There were rarely any nasty surprises.• Give them a nasty shock; a surprise which is going to put you one step ahead before things have even started.• What further nasty surprises awaited me that day?• I'd have got a nasty shock otherwise.cheap and nasty• The sunroof looks cheap and nasty.• The Melrose may be the cheap end of the market, but it isn't the cheap and nasty end.• They were watch boxes, cheap and nasty, the kind sold in filling-stations.• He says it's a cheap and nasty way of administering justice in this country.Origin nasty (1300-1400) Perhaps from a Scandinavian language

nas·ty adjectiveChineseSyllable

Corpus or behaviour unpleasant extremely and are unkind remarks nasty

nasty
nas‧ty S2 /ˈnɑːsti $ ˈnæsti/

adjective (comparative nastier, superlative nastiest)

Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language

1. BEHAVIOUR nasty behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant:

a nasty temper

the nasty things that were being written about her

There’s a nasty streak in her character.

Drivers often have a nasty habit of driving too close to cyclists.
nasty to

Don’t be so nasty to your mum (=do not treat her unkindly).
get/turn nasty especially British English (=suddenly start behaving in a threatening way)

When Harry refused, Don turned nasty and went for him with both fists.
2. PERSON someone who is nasty behaves in an unkind and unpleasant way:

I went to school with him – he was nasty then and he’s nasty now.

You’re a nasty little brute!
3. EXPERIENCE/SITUATION a nasty experience, feeling, or situation is unpleasant
nasty shock/surprise

It gave me a nasty shock.
nasty feeling/suspicion

I had a nasty feeling that a tragedy was going to happen.

Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself.

He had a nasty accident while riding in the forest.

When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards).

The weather turned nasty towards the evening.
4. SIGHT/SMELL ETC having a bad appearance, smell, taste etc:

What’s that nasty smell?

a market stall selling cheap and nasty watches
5. INJURY/ILLNESS severe or very painful:

a nasty cut

He was carried off the field with a nasty injury.
6. SUBSTANCE a nasty substance is dangerous:

nasty chemicals
7. a nasty piece of work British English someone who is dishonest, violent, or likely to cause trouble
—nastily adverb
—nastiness noun [uncountable]
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