| 单词 | monstrosity |
| 释义 | monstrosity noun[C] uk/mɒnˈstrɒs.ə.ti/us/mɑːnˈstrɑː.sə.t̬i/something that is veryuglyand usuallylarge: 巨大而丑陋的东西The newofficebuildingis arealmonstrosity.新的办公大楼真是个庞大的怪物。 Not attractive to look at
monstrosity| American Dictionarymonstrosity noun[C] us/mɑnˈstrɑs·ɪ·t̬i/something that is veryuglyand usuallylarge: That newofficebuildingis arealmonstrosity. Examplesofmonstrositymonstrosity There are usages which he describes variously as "regrettable" or "vulgar" or "barbarous" or "monstrosities". From theCambridge English Corpus The problem, however, is that he succeeded, and this success is amonstrosity. From theCambridge English Corpus These crucial signs of guilt, of crimes against the community, can be summed up in one word:monstrosity. From theCambridge English Corpus The word-processor, with all its supporting program apparatus, may be able to take care of some hyphenation, but it too can produce monstrosities. From theCambridge English Corpus In its exploration of inter-species intimacy andmonstrosity, the film associates the alien monster with a natural world that is threatened by corporate capitalism. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no going back; themonstrositymust be lived with. From theCambridge English Corpus He finally acknowledged that it was 'amonstrosityand a blunder'. From theCambridge English Corpus This paradox ofmonstrosity, then, is also the paradox of femininity. From theCambridge English Corpus This titanic project of constructing such a language and translating science into it, of course, sank from its ownmonstrositywithout need for an iceberg. From theCambridge English Corpus They would be unworkable monstrosities with very few useful instincts, fewer recognizable sentiments, and no intellect: mental basket cases. From theCambridge English Corpus A male dancer performing anything other than pas de caractere or pantomime has always seemed to me something of amonstrosity. From theCambridge English Corpus Similarly, monstrus can mean 'strange', 'wonderful', 'amonstrosity', or 'horrible'. From theCambridge English Corpus The overtones of paranoia in his description grow stronger as he focuses on the people surrounding him, described here as "strange monstrosities" whose laughter inspires dread. From theCambridge English Corpus N o blame should be attached to these omissions; if they had aimed at completeness, the editors would have had to produce a fifty-volumemonstrosity. From theCambridge English Corpus We may expect shacks, and tin roofs, and all kinds of monstrosities perpetrated in some of the most beautiful parts of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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