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单词 downright
释义
downright
adjective[before noun],adverb
informal
uk
/ˈdaʊn.raɪt/us
/ˈdaʊn.raɪt/
(especiallyof somethingbad)extremelyor verygreat:
（尤指不好的事情）极端的，极大的，十足的
Ithinkthe way she wastreatedis a downrightdisgrace.我认为那样对待她是非常不光彩的。
She's being downrightunhelpfulandobstructive.她这个人很难相处，而且总喜欢与人作对。
Theworkingconditionsareunhealthy,if notdownright(= andprobablyextremely)dangerous.这种工作环境即使称不上非常危险，也是对身体有害的。
Synonym
out-and-out
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: very & extreme
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  • desperately
  • extreme
  • highly
  • jolly
  • positive
  • rank
  • raving
  • smack
  • spectacularly
  • such
  • terrible
  • unutterably
  • veritably
  • wonderfully
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(Definition ofdownrightfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

downright| American Dictionary

downright
adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈdɑʊnˌrɑɪt/
actuallyorcompletely:
Theirworkingconditionswere downrightunhealthy.
(Definition ofdownrightfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdownright

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There will be some qualifications and criticisms, and a fewdownrightdisagreements, but they are footnotes to the footnotes.
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To preach a keen interest in how architecture is actually made can bedownrightunpopular, especially within a school of architecture.
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It is often the case thatdownrightappears in contexts which themselves evoke a gradation.
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However, bounded heads are not the only possible collocates ofdownrightover time.
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But none of them fails to be fascinating; and many aredownrightbrilliant.
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For someone outside the culture, the enactment might well have been less obvious ordownrightunreadable.
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This is often uncomfortable, if notdownrightirritating.
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The architect's task is now to integrate new functions and new spaces in the castle, yet the choices available aredownrightvast.
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Given such misquotes anddownrightlies written about my own reports, no wonder that ufology has turned into such a discredited subject.
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The foregoing discussion shows that, althoughdownrightis a low-frequency intensifier, its history is nevertheless worthy of close attention.
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One may wonder whydownrightshows such a marked preference for negative collocates.
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A right glove left right at my door today would have beendownrighthandy.
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Overall, although occasionally lacking focus, the collection is intellectually stimulating, absorbing, and oftendownrightenjoyable.
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She shows no fondness for her own youthful innocence and betraysdownrighthostility toward her own child.
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Consequently, it will, in general, be extremely difficult, if notdownrightimpossible, to evaluate its consequences.
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