outrageous

英 [aʊtˈreɪdʒəs]

美 [aʊtˈreɪdʒəs]

adj.  骇人的; 无法容忍的; 反常的; 令人惊讶的

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Collins.2 / BNC.7521 / COCA.6077

牛津词典

adj.

• 骇人的；无法容忍的
  very shocking and unacceptable
  1. outrageous behaviour
     极端无礼的行为
  2. ‘That's outrageous!’ he protested.
     “简直骇人听闻！”他抗议说。
• 反常的；令人惊讶的
  very unusual and slightly shocking
  1. She says the most outrageous things sometimes.
     她有时候尽说些耸人听闻的事。
  2. outrageous clothes
     怪里怪气的服装

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人无法容忍的；骇人的
  If you describe something asoutrageous, you are emphasizing that it is unacceptable or very shocking.
  1. I must apologise for my outrageous behaviour...
     我必须为自己极端无礼的行为道歉。
  2. Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.
     本地电话资费贵得出奇。

英英释义

adj

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  1. exorbitant rent
  2. extortionate prices
  3. spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
  4. usurious interest rate
  5. unconscionable spending
  Synonym:exorbitantextortionatesteepunconscionableusurious
• grossly offensive to decency or morality
  1. subjected to outrageous cruelty
  2. a hideous pattern of injustice
  3. horrific conditions in the mining industry
  Synonym:hideoushorridhorrific

双语例句

• It is outrageous that people doing well-paid jobs should moan about how badly off they are.
  那些有着高薪工作的人竟然还抱怨自己多么缺钱，真是过分。
• It is only because we have become used to these extraordinarily fragile structures that this demand seems so outrageous.
  只是因为我们已习惯了这些异常脆弱的结构，才让这种要求看上去如此令人无法容忍。
• It is outrageous that the figures are not in the public domain
  让人愤慨的是那些数字并未公开。
• He has a fondness for outrageous double entendre.
  他很喜欢用无礼、下流的双关语。
• This sentences is useful to blurt out when someone tells you something outrageous.
  你有人告诉你某个过分夸张的事情时，你就可以脱口而出这句话。
• The judge criticized the "outrageous greed" of some of the lawyers and doctors involved in the case.
  法官批评了涉及此案的一些律师和医生的“无耻的贪婪”。
• Normally when one hears of a scandal, it is caused by someone's truly outrageous behavior.
  通常，我们所听到的丑闻往往是由于某人的无耻行为而造成的。
• We will never give in to these outrageous demands!
  我们绝不会对这些无礼要求让步。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.
  本地电话资费贵得出奇。
• This phenomenon is not as outrageous as it seems.
  这种现象并不像它看上去那样骇人。