obscene
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you describe something as obscene, you mean it offends you because it relates to sex or violence in a way that you think is unpleasant and shocking. 淫秽下流的
I'm not prudish but I think these photographs are obscene. 我不是假正经,不过我认为这些照片淫秽下流。
2. ADJ In legal contexts, books, pictures, or movies which are judged obscene are illegal because they deal with sex or violence in a way that is offensive to the general public. (书籍、图片、电影等) 淫秽非法的
A city magistrate ruled that the novel was obscene and copies should be destroyed. 一位市治安官裁定该小说是淫秽非法作品,应予以销毁。
3. ADJ If you describe something as obscene, you disapprove of it very strongly and consider it to be offensive or immoral. 令人憎恶的[表不满]
It was obscene to spend millions producing unwanted food. 耗资数百万生产无用的食品令人憎恶。
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obscene /əbˈsiːn/
剑桥词典
- offensive , rude , or shocking , usually because of being too obviously related to sex or showing sex
- Somebody's been posting obscene messages in this chat room .
- Recently she has been the target of a series of obscene phone calls .
- His paintings are just obscene.
- They scrawled obscene messages on his car windscreen . 返回 obscene
猥亵的;淫秽的;下流的;粗俗的
In the raid , police found several boxes of obscene DVDs. 警方在这次突击搜查中发现了几箱淫秽光盘。
He was jailed for making obscene phone calls (= ones in which unwanted sexual suggestions were made to the listener ). 他因拨打色情骚扰电话而入狱。
obscene language /graffiti 下流的语言/涂鸦
morally wrong , often describing something that is wrong because it is too large
伤风败俗的;骇人听闻的;令人震惊的
to make obscene profits 大捞一笔
The salaries some bankers earn are obscene. 有些银行高管的薪水高得令人咋舌。
He eats obscene amounts of food . 他食量惊人。
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