abysmal

Word family adjectiveabysmalnounabysmadverbabysmally

a·bys·mal /əˈbɪzməl/ adjectiveadj

BADvery bad or of bad quality 极坏的，极糟的 SYN terrible

The reunion was an abysmal failure.

重逢聚会弄得一团糟。

► see thesaurus at bad

—abysmally adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

abysmal• Living conditions were abysmal.• And, besides, everyone knows second terms are abysmal.• The heat was abysmal, and so, according to them, was their set.• Dudley was recalled in 1587, and, despite his abysmal failures, was held in high esteem at court once again.• I drive around today, gently despairing at some of the abysmal shapes that litter the roads.• Surely, even by the abysmal standards of these people, we can survive without this organised slaughter?• It is abysmal that a gossip writer should use spiky chit-chat from anonymous donors to make money and notoriety for herself.

Origin abysmal

(1600-1700) abysm “abyss” ((14-20 centuries)), from Old French abisme, from Late Latin abyssus; → ABYSS

词汇	abysmal
释义	abysmal Word family adjectiveabysmalnounabysmadverbabysmally a·bys·mal /əˈbɪzməl/ adjectiveadj BADvery bad or of bad quality 极坏的，极糟的 SYN terrible The reunion was an abysmal failure. 重逢聚会弄得一团糟。 ► see thesaurus at bad —abysmally adverbadv Examples from the Corpus abysmal• Living conditions were abysmal.• And, besides, everyone knows second terms are abysmal.• The heat was abysmal, and so, according to them, was their set.• Dudley was recalled in 1587, and, despite his abysmal failures, was held in high esteem at court once again.• I drive around today, gently despairing at some of the abysmal shapes that litter the roads.• Surely, even by the abysmal standards of these people, we can survive without this organised slaughter?• It is abysmal that a gossip writer should use spiky chit-chat from anonymous donors to make money and notoriety for herself. Origin abysmal (1600-1700) abysm “abyss” ((14-20 centuries)), from Old French abisme, from Late Latin abyssus; → ABYSS
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