abysmal
英 [əˈbɪzməl]
美 [əˈbɪzməl]
adj. 极坏的; 糟透的
BNC.19503 / COCA.18494
同义词辨析
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。
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。
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。
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.- ...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 - The general standard of racing was abysmal.
竞赛总体水平极糟。
- ...our abysmal record at producing a scientifically trained workforce...
英英释义
adj
- resembling an abyss in depth
- the abyssal depths of the ocean
- very great
- abysmal misery
- abysmal stupidity
双语例句
- He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance.
他学课程以弥补他极大的无知。 - Although there is an abysmal lack of educational software, the number of computers in schools expands rapidly.
虽然教学上用的软件十分紧缺，学校的计算机数量却迅速增加。 - There is a historic explanation for the abysmal state of Chinese cuisine in the United States.
中餐在美国的糟糕状态可以从历史上找原因。 - The US Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission has launched a sharp attack on Goldman Sachs for its "abysmal" response to requests for information and issued a subpoena to compel it to provide documents and executives for interviews.
美国金融危机调查委员会（financialcrisisinquirycommission）尖锐抨击高盛（goldmansachs）“糟糕”回应提供信息请求，并已发出传票，强迫该行提供资料，并让高管接受质询。 - Falling from a cliff through abysmal space;
从悬崖往下坠入深不可测的空间； - 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？ - The passenger jet crash represents the latest blow for Nigeria's beleaguered aviation industry, which in recent years had made strides in improving an abysmal air safety record.
此次客机失事是对尼日利亚陷入困境的航空业的最新打击。近年来，尼日利亚在改善其糟糕的航空安全纪录方面取得了巨大进步。 - We have an abysmal need for food.
我们十分需要食物。 - Slaves who had been dehumanized by their abysmal condition.
被极端恶劣的条件剥夺了人性的奴隶。 - Overmanned, with outdated practices and abysmal industrial relations, the business was probably doomed.
冗员、作风过时以及恶劣的劳资关系，或许注定了这个行业行将没落。