英语词汇“nastiness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ETYMOLOGYnasty

Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from a Scandinavian language

COLLOCATIONS► Things got nasty

Things got nasty, and one of the men pulled out a knife.

THESAURUSnot nice► mean

not nice and making someone feel upset: There’s no reason to be mean. That was a mean trick.

► unkind

unkind means the same thing as mean but it sounds more formal: It was unkind to tell her that she looked fat.

► cruel

very mean and deliberately making someone suffer or feel unhappy: Girls can be very cruel to each other.

► thoughtless

not thinking about the needs and feelings of other people: It’s your sister’s birthday, and you didn’t even call her? How can you be so thoughtless!

► nasty

mean, often deliberately and for no reason: Their neighbors were really nasty.

► hurtful

mean, and said or done especially because you feel something is unfair, you are jealous, etc.: He said some hurtful things that he later regretted.

► spiteful

mean, and done or said deliberately because you are angry or jealous: Jen’s remark upset Chris, so he said some spiteful things to her.

► abusive

using cruel words or physical violence: Hannah had an abusive father.

► vicious

extremely cruel and deliberately trying to upset someone: There is a vicious rumor going around that she is pregnant, but she’s not.

► malicious

formal showing a desire to harm, upset, or cause problems for someone. Used especially about things people say or write: The girls started spreading malicious gossip as a way of getting back at her.

► vindictive

mean and unfair especially because you want to harm someone who has harmed you: She became bitter and vindictive after her husband left her, and she refused to let him see the children.

单词	nastiness
释义	nastynasty /ˈnæsti/ ●●● S2 adjective (comparative nastier, superlative nastiest) Etymology ETYMOLOGYnasty Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from a Scandinavian language Collocations COLLOCATIONS► Things got nasty Things got nasty, and one of the men pulled out a knife. Thesaurus THESAURUSnot nice► mean not nice and making someone feel upset: There’s no reason to be mean. That was a mean trick. ► unkind unkind means the same thing as mean but it sounds more formal: It was unkind to tell her that she looked fat. ► cruel very mean and deliberately making someone suffer or feel unhappy: Girls can be very cruel to each other. ► thoughtless not thinking about the needs and feelings of other people: It’s your sister’s birthday, and you didn’t even call her? How can you be so thoughtless! ► nasty mean, often deliberately and for no reason: Their neighbors were really nasty. ► hurtful mean, and said or done especially because you feel something is unfair, you are jealous, etc.: He said some hurtful things that he later regretted. ► spiteful mean, and done or said deliberately because you are angry or jealous: Jen’s remark upset Chris, so he said some spiteful things to her. ► abusive using cruel words or physical violence: Hannah had an abusive father. ► vicious extremely cruel and deliberately trying to upset someone: There is a vicious rumor going around that she is pregnant, but she’s not. ► malicious formal showing a desire to harm, upset, or cause problems for someone. Used especially about things people say or write: The girls started spreading malicious gossip as a way of getting back at her. ► vindictive mean and unfair especially because you want to harm someone who has harmed you: She became bitter and vindictive after her husband left her, and she refused to let him see the children. 1VERY UNKIND cruel and not nice: a nasty old man a nasty rumornasty to Don’t be so nasty to your sister.► see thesaurus at mean22TASTE/SMELL ETC. spoken having a bad appearance, smell, taste, etc.: There’s a nasty smell in here. This coffee tastes nasty!3EXPERIENCE/SITUATION bad and not enjoyable at all: Their marriage ended in a nasty divorce. She got a nasty surprise when she looked in the mirror.4ILLNESS/INJURY informal very severe, painful, or bad: a nasty case of poison oak5WEATHER unpleasant, with wind and rain or snow: The weather’s been really nasty all week.6MORALLY BAD morally bad or offensive: You’ve got a nasty mind.7VIOLENT violent: Things got nasty, and one of the men pulled out a knife.—nastily adverb—nastiness noun [uncountable]
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