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
- 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 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。 - National development banks such as the Brazilian Development Bank, China Development Bank and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have abysmal records in terms of transparency and in terms of social and environmental safeguards, Ms. Alexander said.
各国的开发银行，比如巴西开发银行、中国开发银行，以及南部非洲开发银行（DevelopmentBankofSouthernAfrica），在社会影响和环境保护方面的透明度，一直都极其糟糕，亚历山大说。 - We have an abysmal need for food.
我们十分需要食物。 - 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。 - He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance.
他学课程以弥补他极大的无知。 - This magnifies US cultural advantages because the market into which artists from other countries must sell is often abysmal.
这进一步放大了美国的文化优势，因为其他国家的艺术家所需面对的市场环境通常惨不忍睹。 - Falling from a cliff through abysmal space;
从悬崖往下坠入深不可测的空间； - 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。 - 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。