| 词汇 | abysmal |
| 释义 | abysmal adjective uk /əˈbɪz.məl/ us /əˈbɪz.məl/ abysmaladjective (BAD)very bad: 极差的，糟糕透顶的，恶劣的 abysmal working conditions恶劣的工作环境 The food was abysmal.食物糟透了。 The standard of the students' work is abysmal.学生的作业质量极差。 Synonyms abominable atrocious(VERY BAD) awful(BAD) diremainly UKinformal dreadful(LOW QUALITY)mainly UK frightfulold-fashionedinformal grim(WITHOUT HOPE) horrendous horrible horridold-fashionedinformal terrible(UNPLEASANT) bad weather, conditions, situations, etc. badIf the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do. poorShe's 87 and in poor health. direThe predictions for the economy are dire. grimShe was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life. awfulThe smell from the bins was awful. Serious and unpleasant abominable abominably abysmally apocalyptic appalling frightful from hellidiom fun ghastliness Gothically noxiously objectionable objectionably odious odiously unpleasantness unpretty unspeakable unspeakably unsupportable abysmaladjective (DEEP)literary very deep: 深不可测的 titanic heights and abysmal depths泰坦尼克号的高度和深不见底的深度 High, tall and deep altitude ankle-deep bottomless deep dwarf ectomorph ectomorphic elevated higher lofty overshadow rangy rear rear above/over something/someone stand tallish tallness tower tower above/over someone/something towering Related wordabysmally abysmal | American Dictionaryabysmal adjective us/əˈbɪz·məl/ very bad: This experiment could help a lot of people, or it could be an abysmal failure. Examples of abysmalabysmal Similarly, we have an abysmal transport system, especially the public transport infrastructure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No, it is not based on abysmal ignorance of the facts, but this fact is not available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He hopes that he will be able to distract attention from the abysmal failure that has become self-evident across the whole of housing policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The quality of care for our constituents' parents was abysmal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their record for forecasts is abysmal, and their record on economic management is worse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the things that has most struck me about horticultural marketing is the abysmal absence of market intelligence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To think that the 90 days constitute the consultation period shows an abysmal understanding of sound industrial relations policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When they talk about empty properties, they really ought to look at their own abysmal record. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wording may be even more abysmal than is usually found in the documents in front of us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They see that welfare provision in the south is even more abysmal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The quality of mental health care is abysmal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They counted the pennies on everything and did not mind the fact that people were at risk because of their abysmal policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such complete and abysmal lack of understanding of the social forces can spring only from a deeply morbid interpretation of right and wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He showed in his very uninteresting and abysmal performance that he has no grasp of the problems now facing the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who did this would be deservedly castigated; for he would expose his abysmal ignorance in the very act of decrying it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of abysmal These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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