monster

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n. 怪物, 恶人, 巨物 [医] 畸胎

发音

UK /ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/
AU
US /ˈmɑnstɚ/

词形变化

monsters 复数 monsters monstered monstering monsters 三单 monstering 现在分词 monstered 过去式 monstered 过去分词

别名

monstre

教材释义与例句

名词

怪物;巨人,巨兽;残忍的人

形容词

巨大的,庞大的

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind.

    妖怪

    怪物

    魔鬼

    妖物

  2. 2.

    A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind.

    A cruel, heartless, or antisocial person, especially a criminal.

    Get away from those children, you monster!

  3. 3.

    A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind.

    A badly behaved person, especially a child; a brat.

    比喻 幽默

    Sit still, you little monster!

    The rest of the day he heard the children playing kick-the-can, hide-and-seek, Over-Annie-Over, jacks, tops, mibs, and the sound of the little monsters in every shrub and shadow would not let him rest.

  4. 4.

    A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind.

    A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.

    非正式

    That dude playing guitar is a monster.

  5. 5.

    A creature of unnatural or highly unusual shape or form (which makes a frightening or unpleasant impression).

    Something very or unusually large.

    非正式

    Have you seen those powerlifters on TV? They're monsters.

  6. 6.

    A creature of unnatural or highly unusual shape or form (which makes a frightening or unpleasant impression).

    A deformed animal or person (especially, a severely deformed one); in previous centuries often taken as an ill omen at the time of its birth. (Offensive when applied to humans in modern usage.)

    古体

    The villagers were worried because the weather had been strange and several monsters had been born among the flocks and people.

  7. 7.

    A creature of unnatural or highly unusual shape or form (which makes a frightening or unpleasant impression).

    A deformed animal or person (especially, a severely deformed one); in previous centuries often taken as an ill omen at the time of its birth. (Offensive when applied to humans in modern usage.)

    A disabled person.

    古体 冒犯
  8. 8.

    A bizarre or whimsical creature.

    The children decided Grover was a cuddly monster.

  9. 9.

    A non-player character that player(s) fight against in role-playing games; a mob

    游戏
v.
  1. 1.

    To make into a monster; to categorise as a monster; to demonise.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To behave as a monster to; to terrorise.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To harass.

    澳大利亚
  4. 4.

    To play (a series of) non-player characters as directed, without having the responsibility of organising the game itself; generally not limited to playing literal monsters or hostile combatants.

    英国

    Are you monstering that event?

  5. 5.

    To condemn or reprimand.

    非正式 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Very large; worthy of a monster.

    非正式

    He has a monster appetite.

  2. 2.

    Great; very good; excellent.

    非正式

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

From Middle English monstre, from Old French monstre, mostre, moustre, from Latin mōnstrum. Displaced native Old English fīfel and Old English þyrs.

来源:wiktionary