| 单词 | abominable |
| 释义 | abominable (once / 852 pages) adj Abominable is as bad as it gets. So if the food at camp is abominable, the campers might start to shout, "Ick! Ick! Your stew is making us sick!" Abominable is an adjective that should be used only when something is exceptionally bad or threatening, like a gigantic furry snowman who is terrorizing a village. Abominable is so absolutely awful that it causes physical revulsion. So odious that it brings even the toughest of tough guys to tears. Which is a bummer, because it's a surprisingly fun word to say out loud. WORD FAMILYabominable: abominablest, abominably+/abominate: abominable, abominated, abominates, abominating, abomination, abominator/abomination: abominations/abominator: abominators USAGE EXAMPLESWhen Sherlock is hallucinating in “The Abominable Bride,” an imagined Moriarty calls himself the virus in the hard drive that is Sherlock’s mind. Time(Dec 25, 2016) Just like the Abominable Snowman in the Rudolph TV special, but with hair spray and no friends. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) With few exceptions, the American corporate news media has willing participated in the repackaging and normalizing of Bannon’s, and by extension, Trump’s abominable politics. Salon(Nov 21, 2016) 1adj unequivocally detestable abominable treatment of prisoners Syn detestable, execrable, odious hateful evoking or deserving hatred 2adj exceptionally bad or displeasing abominable workmanship Syn atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable bad having undesirable or negative qualities |
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