rude
adjective
uk/ruːd/us/ruːd/rudeadjective(NOT POLITE)
B1
notpolite;offensiveorembarrassing:
不礼貌的；粗鲁的，粗野的；讨厌的He's a very rude man.他这人很粗鲁。
It's rude nottosay "Thank you" when you are given something.别人给你东西，你不说“谢谢”是不礼貌的。
He's got nomanners- he's rudetoeveryone.他这人很无礼——他对谁都很粗鲁。
Heshoutedacollectionof rudewordsat me andstormedoff.
not polite
- rudeHe made a rude remark about the staff.
- impoliteShe asks direct questions without being in any way impolite.
- cheekyUKYou asked your teacher how old she was? That was a bit cheeky!
- disrespectfulThe class was very disrespectful towards the new teacher.
- impertinentIt was clear that they found his questions impertinent.
- insolentWhat an ungrateful, insolent child!
B2
relatingtosexor going to thetoilet:
猥亵的；下流的；粗俗的He told a rudejoke/story.他讲了个下流的笑话／故事。
Synonyms
X-rated
bawdy
blue(SEXUAL)
coarse(RUDE)
crude(RUDE)
dirty(NOT POLITE)informal
explicit
filthy(OFFENSIVE)
indecent(IMMORAL)
lasciviousformaldisapproving
licentiousformaldisapproving
lubriciousformal
muckyinformal
obscene
offensive(UPSETTING)
prurientformaldisapproving
racy
ribaldold-fashioned
risqué
salaciousdisapproving
saucyold-fashioned
smuttydisapproving
suggestive(SEXUAL)
vulgar(RUDE)disapproving
- She made a rudegestureat the otherdriver.
- You won't lastlonginyourjobif youcarryon being so rude to thecustomers.
- I'veheardhim be rude to her on anumberofoccasions.
- You get theoddpersonwho's rude to you but they'regenerallyquitehelpful.
- Ifoundhim rude anduncooperative.
- Sherarelyresortsto rudelanguage.
Rude and cheeky
- cheekily
- cheekiness
- churlish
- churlishly
- churlishness
- coarse
- coarsely
- discourteous
- fruity
- gall
- impudent
- incivility
- offensively
- offensiveness
- potty mouth
- potty-mouthed
- presume
- presumptuously
- unpleasant
- unrepeatable
rudeadjective(SUDDEN)
[before noun]
suddenandunpleasant:
突如其来的；突兀的；令人不知所措的；猛烈的We had a rudeawakening(=unpleasantshock)when wesawourphonebill.看到我们的电话话费单时我们好像当头挨了一棒。
Not expected or planned
- abruptly
- abruptness
- ad hoc
- ad hocism
- ad hockery
- extemporize
- inconceivably
- innocent
- innocently
- instinctive
- instinctively
- sine die
- spirit
- spontaneity
- spontaneous
- spontaneously
- unannounced
- untoward
- unwitting
- unwittingly
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Serious and unpleasant
rudeadjective(SIMPLE)
old useorliterary
simplyandroughlymade:
简单的；简陋的；粗制的Webuilta rudeshelterfromrockson thebeach.我们用石块在海滩上垒了一个简易棚。
Synonyms
basic
crude(SIMPLE)
elementary
inchoateliterary
rough(POOR QUALITY)
roughand ready
rudimentaryformal
simple(PLAIN)
undeveloped
unrefined
unsophisticated
Crude and basic
- 101
- at bottomidiom
- backward
- backwardness
- bare
- elemental
- folksy
- homespun
- inelegant
- inelegantly
- low-tech
- roughness
- rudely
- rudeness
- rudimentary
- rustic
- rusticate
- skeletal
- two-dimensional
- vanilla
rude health
UK
very goodhealth:
Now 59-years-old, he isinrudehealth.
The way Eleanorexudedrudehealthmade himfeelall theweaker.
Animal physiology: fit & healthy
- a clean bill of healthidiom
- acrobatic
- agility
- agree withsomething
- amazonian
- apple
- athletic
- brawn
- healthful
- muscled
- nail
- non-disabled
- outdoorsy
- regularity
- ripped
- stalwart
- strapping
- strength
- the able-bodied
- tone