revolting
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·volt·ing /rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ $ -ˈvoʊl-/ ●○○ adjective DISGUSTINGextremely unpleasant 使人厌恶的，令人作呕的 SYN disgusting The food was revolting! 这些食物令人作呕！ What a revolting colour! 多么令人讨厌的颜色！► see thesaurus at horrible, taste —revoltingly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
revolting• Remember that three piece suite Mrs Killeen had? It was grey and mustard. It was absolutely revolting!• The smell from the river was revolting.• I said to myself that the world is revolting and man is pitiful.• Of course we were fascinated by revolting food, and liked inventing horror meals.• a revolting idea for a situation comedy• Who else would persuade me to care for his revolting Manrico, a creature who consumes at least two sheep hearts a day.• Then, as the revolting mess began to ooze out, Helen drew back and shut her eyes.• Entities zoom around in simulated three-dimensional space, colliding with each other, shooting each other down, swallowing each other amid revolting noises.• Who's that TV presenter who always wears those revolting sweaters?• They have spent all their money on gewgaws and revolting tinned restaurant meals.• He thought she had a growth, or was losing her innards in some revolting way.• The annoying thing was that the revolting youth had put his finger on a significant point.re·volt·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
extremely Corpus unpleasant
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revolting
re‧volt‧ing /rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ $ -ˈvoʊl-/
adjective
extremely unpleasant
SYN disgusting:
The food was revolting__
What a revolting colour!
—revoltingly adverb
■ taste/smell
▪horrible very bad and unpleasant: What’s that horrible smell? | This fish tastes horrible.
▪disgusting/revolting horrible, especially in a way that makes you feel slightly sick: I had to take two spoons of some disgusting medicine. | The stench in the room was revolting.
▪nasty very unpleasant – often used about a taste that stays in your mouth: Cheap wine sometimes leaves a nasty taste in your mouth. | the nasty smell of bad eggs
▪nauseating /ˈnɔːzieɪtɪŋ, -si- $ ˈnɒːzi-, -ʃi-/ horrible and making you feel that you are going to vomit – used especially about a smell: the nauseating smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke
▪foul /faʊl/ horrible – used especially when there is decay or waste: There was a foul smell coming from the water. | Whatever it was in that cup, it tasted foul.
re‧volt‧ing /rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ $ -ˈvoʊl-/
adjectiveextremely unpleasant
SYN disgusting:
—revoltingly adverb
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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？
repulsive ( extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly illrather
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 ( (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 ( (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 sbto find sb/sth disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensiveto smell/taste disgusting/foul/grossa(n) disgusting/foul/revolting/offensive/gross smell a disgusting/revolting/gross habit disgusting/offensive/gross behaviour a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person