nasty
adjective uk/ˈnɑː.sti/ us/ˈnæs.ti/
B1 糟糕的；令人不快的，让人讨厌的
bad or very unpleasant
a nasty shock/surprise 极度的震惊／惊奇
There's a nasty smell in here. 这里有股难闻的气味。
He had a nasty cut above the eye. 他眼睛上方有一道严重的伤口。
She has a nasty habit of picking on people in meetings. 她有一个在会上故意挑别人毛病的坏习惯。
B1 不友善的，恶意的
unkind
Don't be so nasty to your brother - he's four years younger than you! 别对你弟弟这么凶——他可比你小4岁！
B2 mainly UK危险的;狂暴的
dangerous or violent
In an emergency you could get out through a window, but it would be a nasty drop. 遇上紧急情况，你可以从窗户跳出去，不过这样会有危险。
The situation could turn (= become) nasty at any moment. 局势随时可能恶化。
粗鲁的；冒犯的
rude or offensive
She said some really nasty things about him. 她说了一些恶意中伤他的话。
have a nasty feeling mainly UK有种不祥的预感
to think that something bad is likely to happen or to be true
I've got a nasty feeling that I forgot to tell Joe I couldn't come. 我怀疑自己忘了告诉乔我不能来了。
- More examples
- Emily has a very nasty cough.
- You could get a nasty shock from that water heater if it isn't earthed properly.
- He had a nasty fall and hurt his back.
- He's a nasty little man.
- I hope he's not going to spring any nasty surprises on us at the meeting this morning.
Idiom
a nasty piece of workidiom informal 令人讨厌的人
a very unpleasant person