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单词 outrageous
释义
outrageous
adjective
uk
/ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/us
/ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/
B2
shockingandmorallyunacceptable:
骇人的；无耻的；无法接受的
Thejudgecriticizedthe "outrageousgreed" of some of thebankers.法官批评有些银行家“无耻贪婪”。
[+ that]Itis outrageousthatthesebuildingsremainemptywhile thousands ofpeoplehave nohomes.这些大楼空着，而成千上万的人却无家可归，这真是令人难以容忍。
Thesepricesare just outrageous(= much too high).这些价格高得吓人。
used todescribesomething or someone that isshockingbecause they areunusualorstrange:
（因反常或怪异）吓人的，惊人的，令人震惊的
outrageousclothes/behaviour奇装异服／怪异的举止
an outrageouscharacter怪人
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Strange, suspicious and unnatural

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outrageously
(Definition ofoutrageousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

outrageous| American Dictionary

outrageous
adjective
us
/ɑʊtˈreɪ·dʒəs/
unacceptable,offensive,violent, orunusual:
He made outrageousclaims.

outrageously

adverbus
/ɑʊtˈreɪ·dʒəs·li/
By allevidence, outrageouslybaddreamsare auniversalhumanexperience(= anexperiencehad by everyone).
(Definition ofoutrageousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoutrageous

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However, their position is in fact not quite sooutrageous, as will be indicated in the next section of this chapter.
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In recent yearsoutrageousviews have seemed to be in the ascendancy ; the more heretical the conclusion the more likely it is to be publicised.
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I am not making theoutrageousclaim that the brain is nothing but a big emulator system.
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Any revolution is apt to look moreoutrageousin prospect than it turns out to be in retrospect.
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The goal is to deteroutrageouspolice misconduct.
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In a (then) more tolerant political climate, behavior would have to have been quiteoutrageousbefore it could prompt widespread and serious offense.
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Likes appeared nowhere near as homogenous - itself an entry in the list - withoutrageoushitting the highest score at four.
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Tut-tutting is all very well, as page after page reveal yet moreoutrageousepisodes.
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At its worst, this leads tooutrageousexploitation of former employees, within a highly collaborative framework.
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Precisely because of their "outrageous" nature, romances with antifeminist diatribes may have incited female readers to question, if not to resist, their definition as inferior.
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Characteristically, he challenges the audience to a duel of understanding and to make sense ofoutrageousand unpredictable stratagems.
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No author of the age raised such a storm with suchoutrageousaffronts to the lettered establishment.
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Indeed, as some traditionalists complained, the moreoutrageousthe art, the more likely the critical accolade.
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The singers enhance their lyrics with provocative strutting, eye-catching and sometimesoutrageous, self-designed costumes.
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If this soundsoutrageousthat may be because we tend to place too much importance on rationality.
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