outrageous
adjective /aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/
/aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/
- offensive and unacceptable
骇人的；无法容忍的 - outrageous behaviour
极端无礼的行为 - ‘That's outrageous!’ he protested.
“简直骇人听闻！” 他抗议说。
- She thought it absolutely outrageous that he should be promoted over her.
他竟然提升为她的上司，她觉得是可忍孰不可忍。 - How can politicians get away with making such outrageous statements?
政客们怎么能不发表如此令人愤慨的声明呢？
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- consider something
- regard something as
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- quite
- …
- outrageous behaviour
- very unusual and intended to shock people slightly
反常的；令人惊讶的 - She says the most outrageous things sometimes.
她有时候尽说些耸人听闻的事。 - outrageous clothes
怪里怪气的服装
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- consider something
- regard something as
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- quite
- …
- She says the most outrageous things sometimes.
词源late Middle English: from Old French outrageus, from outrage ‘excess’ from ou(l)trage, based on Latin ultra ‘beyond’.