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monstrosity

英 [mɒnˈstrɒsəti]

美 [mɑːnˈstrɑːsəti]

n.  巨大而丑陋之物(尤指建筑)

复数:monstrosities 

医学

BNC.19780 / COCA.20121

牛津词典

    noun

    • 巨大而丑陋之物(尤指建筑)
      something that is very large and very ugly, especially a building
      1. a concrete monstrosity
        混凝土建成的庞大怪物

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 极其丑陋的庞然大物
      If you describe something, especially something large, as amonstrosity, you mean that you think it is extremely ugly.
      1. Most of the older buildings have been torn down and replaced by modern monstrosities.
        大部分旧建筑已被拆除,取而代之的是丑陋的现代建筑物。

    英英释义

    noun

    • something hideous or frightful
      1. they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity
    • a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
        Synonym:freakmonsterlusus naturae

      双语例句

      • A translation which should literally reproduce the idiomatic structure of its original would be a monstrosity.
        按照惯用结构,单从字面翻译会成为怪物。
      • The hapless developer of this monstrosity came up with the clever idea of only locking things when they are actually about to be used, but deferring unlocking until the end of a run.
        这个坏程序的开发者起初的想法是好的,即只在真正需要使用之前才锁定这些互斥量,但是他却直到运行结束才解锁。
      • I met the nearest monstrosity, a charging fungal blur of wings and antennae and appendages, with my fist.
        于是,我挥拳击中了离我最近的那个畸形怪物,它头上长着触角,有多个附肢,还有一对布满斑驳霉菌的翅膀。
      • The new office building is a real monstrosity.
        新的办公大楼真是丑得可怕。
      • You'll have me in some hootchie-mama monstrosity.
        你会让我看起来像跳肚皮舞的怪物。
      • Her flower arrangement was a monstrosity.
        她插的花真是难看死了。
      • EXAMPLE: Some people liked the famous architect's unusual new office building, but other people considered it to be a monstrosity.
        有些人喜欢这位著名建筑师设计的奇特的新办公楼,但也有些人认为它是个大怪物。
      • That new multi storey car park is an utter monstrosity!
        那座新建的多层停车场难看极了!
      • London is the grandest and most complex monstrosity on earth.
        伦敦是世界上最庞大最复杂的怪物。
      • Letting you create such a monstrosity.
        你父母送你上学就是叫你画这么个怪物吗?