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reprehensible

英 [ˌreprɪˈhensəbl]

美 [ˌreprɪˈhensəbl]

adj.  不道德的; 应受指责的; 应受谴责的

GRE法律

BNC.20896 / COCA.17850

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 不道德的;应受指责的;应受谴责的
      morally wrong and deserving criticism

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 应受斥责的;应该谴责的
        If you think that a type of behaviour or an idea is very bad and morally wrong, you can say that it isreprehensible.
        1. Mr Cramer said the violence by anti-government protestors was reprehensible.
          克拉默先生说反政府示威者的暴力活动应该受到谴责。
        2. ...behaving in the most reprehensible manner.
          最应该受到谴责的行为

      英英释义

      adj

      • bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
        1. a criminal waste of talent
        2. a deplorable act of violence
        3. adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
        Synonym:condemnablecriminaldeplorablevicious

      双语例句

      • Yourconduct/ attitude is most reprehensible.
        你的行为[态度]的确应该受到批评。
      • While there is nothing inherently reprehensible in that goal, the question is whether the world and the Chinese will benefit from the way it goes about this.
        尽管这个目标本身没有什么可谴责的,但问题在于世界乃至中方是否将从中国的做法中得益。
      • Jo leaned her chin on her knees in a disconsolate attitude and shook her fist at the reprehensible john.
        裘把脸贴在自己的膝头,一副烦躁不安的样子,对那个不可饶恕的约翰直挥拳头。
      • My object has been to secure an amiable companion for myself, with due consideration for the advantage of all your family, and if my manner has bee at all reprehensible, I here beg leave to apologise.
        我的目的就是要找一个可爱的伴侣,并且适当地考虑到府上的利益;假使我的态度方面有什么地方应该受到责备的话,就让我当面道个谦吧。
      • It was reprehensible of him to be so disloyal.
        他如此不忠,应受谴责。
      • His conduct was thoroughly reprehensible.
        他的行为完全应该受到谴责。
      • Those of her colleagues who detected in her something odd and reprehensible would not have dared to call it "religious".
        那些同事虽然在她身上发现了某种奇特的、大可非议的东西,却不敢说这种东西具有宗教性质。
      • My own views, admittedly somewhat speculative, are that they probably do not consider their actions as reprehensible.
        以笔者揣想,他们大概是认为此等行为无可指摘。
      • Mr Lee said the aim was to persuade Pyongyang to admit its wrongdoing and pledge never again to engage in such reprehensible action.
        李明博表示,其目的是劝说朝鲜政府承认其错误行径,并承诺不再进行此类应受谴责的行为。
      • Admittedly, it treats the symptoms, not the source, but at least it acknowledges the problem. Is it reprehensible to link global warming ( serious) and clothing ( superficial)?
        诚然,这是治标不治本的方法,但至少,这能够改变当今的风气。把全球气候变暖(严肃的问题)和服装(肤浅的流行)联系起来是否不太合理?