ghastliness
noun[U]
uk/ˈɡɑːst.li.nəs/us/ˈɡæst.li.nəs/thequalityof beingunpleasantandshocking:
可怕，恐怖"Life in thetrencheswas not all ghastliness," herecalled.“战壕里的生活并不都是严酷的”，他回忆道。
Thejudgesaid thejurymustconsiderthehorrorand the ghastliness of thecrime.法官说，陪审团必须将罪行的恐怖和恶劣程度纳入考量。
UKinformal
thequalityof beingextremelybad:
糟糕透顶The ghastliness ofChristmascelebrationsoftendroveme tospendtheholidayseasonabroad.那些差劲无趣的圣诞庆祝活动常让我想出国度假。
Hecomplainedabout the ghastliness of themusicyoungpeoplelistenedto.他抱怨年轻人所听的音乐很粗俗。
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ghastly
- He was ayoungsoldierexposedto the ghastliness ofwar.
- Herviewson the ghastliness ofcarehomesmay be acommonexperience.
- Ihopeeverything willsettleback to the way it used to be, before all this ghastliness.
Serious and unpleasant
- abominable
- abominably
- abysmal
- abysmally
- apocalyptic
- fiendish
- fraught
- frightful
- from hellidiom
- fun
- nightmarish
- nightmarishly
- noisome
- not be all fun and gamesidiom
- objectionable
- vile
- woeful
- woefully
- wretchedly
- yucky