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abysmal

英 [əˈbɪzməl]

美 [əˈbɪzməl]

adj.  极坏的; 糟透的

GRE

BNC.19503 / COCA.18494

同义词辨析

deepabysmalprofound【导航词义:深的】

deepadj. 深的,深刻的
〔辨析〕
形容具体事物时,指由表及里或由上到下的深度;形容抽象事物时,指内容深奥的或感情深切的。
〔例证〕
There was a deep pond behind the house.
房子后面曾经有个很深的池塘。
The conversations between the two philosophers were too deep for me.
那两位哲学家的谈话对我而言太深奥了。
The politician expressed his deep sympathy when he visited the quake-hit area.
那位政治家在访问地震灾区时表示了深切的慰问。
abysmaladj. 〈文〉无底的,深不可测的
〔辨析〕
通常指由上到下的深度不可测的。
〔例证〕
The scene in which two actors fought on an abysmal cliff gave me a deep impression.
两名男演员在万丈悬崖上打斗的场面给我留下了深刻印象。
profoundadj. 〈文〉深的;深刻的
〔辨析〕
多用于形容抽象事物,如影响或效果;指感情深切时可与 deep 换用。
〔例证〕
His dance touches upon something profound in the human mind.
他的舞蹈触及了人类内心深处的某种东西。
The director's childhood experience has a profound impact on his film.
这位导演的童年经历深深地影响了他的电影。
They did the research with profound/deep interest.
他们怀着浓厚的兴趣做此项研究。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 极坏的;糟透的
      extremely bad or of a very low standard

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 极坏的;糟透的
        If you describe a situation or the condition of something asabysmal, you think that it is very bad or poor in quality.
        1. ...our abysmal record at producing a scientifically trained workforce...
          我们在培育具有科学素养的专业人才方面惨不忍睹的记录
        2. The general standard of racing was abysmal.
          竞赛总体水平极糟。

      英英释义

      adj

      • resembling an abyss in depth
        1. the abyssal depths of the ocean
        Synonym:abyssalunfathomable
      • very great
        1. abysmal misery
        2. abysmal stupidity

      双语例句

      • The DHS's abysmal response to Hurricane Katrina revealed its lack of preparedness for a future attack.
        然而在卡特里娜飓风中,DHS反应迟钝,这表明它对未来即将到来的攻击缺乏准备。
      • True enough, as Chinese, we genuinely felt that our lives were misused here, but as I have observed earlier, no matter how abysmal our situation was there were always others who had it worse.
        是啊,作为中国人,我们实实在在地感到生命在这里被人挥霍着,但是就像我原来说的,不管如何生死难料,总还有比我们更惨的人。
      • The desperate predicament of 4m refugees at home and abroad, the abysmal state of public services, and the discord among sectarian factions have shown no real improvement, according to the index.
        指数称,国内外400万难民的绝望困境、公共服务极度恶劣的状况和宗教派别间的分歧并没有出现真正的改善。
      • Why did we have some prehistoric rock guitarist and a talent show winner miming to some abysmal sound track?
        为什么我们要找一些过去的摇滚吉他手和糟透的选秀歌手来刺激我们?
      • These strata, lying apparently in contact, are in fact abysmal separated.
        这些表面上相触的地层实际上相隔很远。
      • Despite this, in many developing countries, the literacy rate for women is abysmal.
        尽管如此,许多发展中国家的妇女识字率却令人叹息。
      • On days when Saab employees came to work, productivity was poor and quality abysmal.
        另外公司的生产率也十分低下,质量也惨不忍睹。
      • Your project could be progressing smoothly, but appear an abysmal failure because of unrealistic expectations.
        您的项目可能会进行得很顺利,但由于存在不现实的预期值,因此让人觉得是极大的失败。
      • The general standard of racing was abysmal.
        竞赛总体水平极糟。
      • Woeful souls are wailing in an abysmal pond.
        悲伤的灵魂在无底的深潭里嚎啕。