| 单词 | abysmal |
| 释义 | abysmal (əbɪzməl ) adjective If you describe a situation or the condition of something as abysmal, you think that it is very bad or poor in quality. ...our abysmal record at producing a scientifically trained workforce. The general standard of racing was abysmal. Synonyms: dreadful, bad, terrible [informal], awful abysmally adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB after verb] The standard of education was abysmally low. As the chart shows, it has failed abysmally. Collocations: abysmal conditions We see less of the countryside, breathe more polluted air and spend a larger proportion of our hours commuting, usually in abysmal conditions. Times, Sunday Times Superbly composed, they captured the abysmal conditions and the humanity of the families forced to live in them. Times, Sunday Times The stark black-and-white images he produced were bleak masterpieces that captured the abysmal conditions and the humanity of the families forced to live in them. Times, Sunday Times The residents of the enclaves live in abysmal conditions, with a lack of water, roads, electricity, schools and medicines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The task and the candidates, the awful behaviour and the abysmal failure, could have been any opener from any series. Times, Sunday Times It was such an abysmal failure that it received only one performance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The novel was an abysmal failure with the reading public. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite his abysmal performance, he was admitted to the roster as goalie while doubling as the team's janitor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But gorgeous costumes can't cover up a couple of abysmal performances elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times The new captain still believes his side can win the trophy despite two years of abysmal performances in one-dayers. The Sun It takes some hiding from facts to regard yourself as a successful rugby nation with such an abysmal record. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But practising with the pressure of a packed stadium could improve their abysmal record. The Sun (2012) His offer to give up 60 per cent of his bonus last month was just a publicity stunt to divert passenger fury at his abysmal record. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The surprise then was down to the fact that he had an abysmal record in The Open up to that point. The Sun (2016) |
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