scabrous

a. 粗糙的, 多痂的, 难解决的, 猥亵的

发音

UK /ˈskeɪbɹəs/
其它
UK /ˈska-/
US /ˈskæbɹəs/
US /ˈskeɪ-/

词形变化

more scabrous 比较级 most scabrous 最高级

别名

scabrate scabrose

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.

    After the incident with the gasoline, Noel’s burnt arm remained scabrous and was susceptible to infections.

  2. 2.

    Disgusting, repellent.

    比喻

    The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.

  3. 3.

    Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.

    比喻
  5. 5.

    Difficult, thorny, troublesome, requiring tact.

    比喻
  6. 6.

    Covered with a crust of dirt or grime.

    美国 比喻
  7. 7.

    Having scabers.

    生物

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

scaly lepidote leprose scurfy

近义相关 3

dirty rough unsmooth

词源

Borrowed from Latin scaber (“scabrous, rough; scabby, mangy, itchy”) (from scabō (“to scratch, scrape, abrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”)) + English -ous; compare French scabreux, Late Latin scabrōsus.

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