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obnoxious

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ob·nox·ious /əbˈnɒkʃəs $ -ˈnɑːk-/ adjective  UNPLEASANTvery offensive, unpleasant, or rude 惹人讨厌的;可憎的;粗暴无礼的 She’s really obnoxious. 她这人真讨厌。 an obnoxious idea 令人作呕的念头 obnoxious odours 难闻的气味obnoxiously adverbobnoxiousness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
obnoxiousAnd, and, oh, he was just obnoxious.I have been in restaurants where the human customers have been loud, rude and obnoxious.The slime they exude is obnoxious and slippery, and has the stench of rotting fish.Once formed, the joints were internally sealed with pitch to prevent the escape of any obnoxious gases or liquids.Eddie is an obnoxious, insecure creep.And she had this really, really obnoxious look on her face.obnoxious sewage smellsThey were more often obnoxious than not, impatient with me because my services had been essentially imposed upon them.This was particularly obnoxious to the truculent Arista.
Origin obnoxious (1500-1600) Latin obnoxius, from noxa harm
ob·nox·ious adjectiveChineseSyllable
unpleasant, Corpus very rude or offensive,


obnoxious
obnoxious /əbˈnɒkʃəs $ -ˈnɑːk-/ adjective
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: obnoxius, from noxa 'harm'
very offensive, unpleasant, or rude:
    She’s really obnoxious.
    an obnoxious idea
    obnoxious odours
—obnoxiously adverb
—obnoxiousness noun [uncountable]


ob·nox·iousBrE /əbˈnɒkʃəs/ 🔊NAmE /əbˈnɑːkʃəs/ 🔊 adjectiveextremely unpleasant, especially in a way that offends people 极讨厌的;可憎的;令人作呕的 SYN offensive obnoxious behaviour讨厌的行为a thoroughly obnoxious little man可恶至极的家伙obnoxious odours难闻的气味 ob·nox·ious·ly BrE /əbˈnɒkʃəsli/ 🔊NAmE /əbˈnɑːkʃəsli/ 🔊 adverb