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odious

/ˈəʊ.di.əs/ /ˈoʊ.di.əs/

Meanings
adjective

可憎的，令人厌恶的.

Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.

Examples :

"Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task."
擦洗马桶是一件令人厌恶的工作。
attitude character moral negative quality emotion value

Related Words

Illustration dislike

dislike noun

/dɪsˈlaɪk/

厌恶，反感。

"My dislike for early mornings is strong. "

我对早晨的厌恶感很强烈。

Illustration scrubbing

scrubbing verb

/ˈskrʌbɪŋ/

擦洗，刷洗。

"to scrub a floor"

擦洗地板

Illustration arousing

arousing verb

/əˈɹaʊzɪŋ/

激发，引起，挑逗。

"The new building proposals in the village are arousing unneeded discomfort."

村里新的建筑提案正在引起不必要的焦虑。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration toilet

toilet noun

/ˈtɔɪ.lət/

梳妆台罩布，台布

"The dressing room had a beautiful silk toilet draped over the dressing table. "

更衣室里梳妆台上铺着一块漂亮的丝绸梳妆台罩布。

Illustration strong

strong adjective

/stɹɑŋ/ /stɹɒŋ/ /stɹɔŋ/

强壮，健壮。

"a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

一个身材高大，非常强壮的男人；杰克又高又壮。

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

或者，或。

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

他可能会得癌症，或者被公共汽车撞到，或者天知道还会发生什么。

Illustration displeasure

displeasure noun

/dɪsˈplɛʒə/ /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/

不满，不悦，反感

"My mother expressed her displeasure with my poor grades. "

我妈妈对我的糟糕成绩表示了不满。

Illustration intense

intense adjective

/ɪnˈtɛns/

紧张, 绷紧的.

"The teacher's voice was intense as she explained the difficult math problem. "

老师解释那道难解的数学题时，声音很紧张，绷得很紧。

Illustration aversion

aversion noun

/əˈvɜːʃn/ /əˈvɝʒn/

厌恶，反感

"Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip."

由于她对户外活动的反感，她在整个露营过程中都在抱怨。

Illustration meriting

meriting verb

/ˈmɛrɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmɛrətɪŋ/

值得，应得。

"Her performance merited wild applause."

她的表演值得热烈的掌声。

Illustration task

task noun

/tɑːsk/ /tæsk/

任务，工作。

"My daily task at work is to answer emails. "

我每天在工作中的任务是回复邮件。