uncouth

美音:[ʌn'kuθ] 英音:[ʌn'kuːθ]

简单释义:


adj.粗鲁的;无礼的;无教养的

网络笨拙的;粗俗的;粗野的

完整释义:


adj.

1.笨拙的,粗野的,粗鲁的,不文明的
2.〔古语〕陌生的,没有见惯的;〔书面语〕(地方等)荒凉的;古怪的,怪异的
3.荒凉;陌生
4.奇怪的
5.其貌不扬


例句:

  1. We found your Cotter Pyke to be an uncouth and unpleasant man, quarrelsome and niggardly.
    我们发现你的部下卡特·派克不仅粗鲁讨厌,动不动就吵架,而且还是个吝啬鬼。

  2. Mr Samak, abrasive and uncouth, may prove an even more divisive prime minister than Mr Thaksin.
    沙马先生的生硬粗暴和他的笨拙粗鲁也许会证明,他担任总理会带来比他信先生更大的分裂。

  3. Slinking into a chair, shoulder shrugging, pointing or beckoning with the finger are all considered uncouth.
    非请入座,耸肩,用手指指点点,用手指招呼人家靠近,都被视为举止粗鲁。

  4. She feared that the young boys about would address such remarks to her--boys who, beside Drouet, seemed uncouth and ridiculous.
    她害怕这些小伙子也会对她说下流话--除了杜洛埃,小伙子们个个粗鲁可笑。

  5. Above her the thunder roared, and before her the uncouth guardian of the cremation ground demanded his fee.
    她头上的雷声在怒号,粗俗的火葬场守卫者就在她面前,正向她要酬金。

  6. The sibyl ( "witch" is such an uncouth label) responded with a supply constriction designed to drive up the price.
    女预言家(“女巫”听上去让人不太舒服)则用限制供应的方法来应对,意在推升价格。

  7. As he crept along with his eyes on the ground, the man gave utterance at intervals to uncouth , inarticulate sounds.
    他两眼盯着地面一步步移动着,不时发出粗里粗气的哼声。

  8. Many of them are uncouth, lacking of refinement, liars and untrustworthy, nothing but a bunch of "Noveau riches" .
    其国民大多没有教养,粗鲁野蛮,好撒谎,没信用。只是一群暴发户。

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