1rude (to sb) (about sb/sth) not polite 粗鲁的;无礼的:
She was very rude to me about my new jacket.她就我那件新上衣不客气地说了我一通。It's rude to interrupt when people are speaking.打断人家的话是不礼貌的。I think it was rude of them not to phone and say that they weren't coming.他们来不了,也不打电话通知一声,太不象话了。 [SYN] impolite 同义词为impolite
2 connected with sex, using the toilet, etc in a way that might offend people 低俗的;下流的;淫猥的:
a rude joke/word/gesture低俗的笑话;下流的字眼;淫猥的姿势
3 (written 书面语) sudden and unpleasant 猝然的:
If you're expecting any help from him, you're in for a rude shock.要是你在等他帮你一把,你准要大吃一惊。 ➔rudelyadv➔rudenessnoun [U]
rude/rud; ruːd/adj 1 speaking or behaving in a way that is not polite [ impolite ] 粗鲁[野]的﹔无礼的: rude remark/comment The boys were making rude remarks about the teacher. 男孩们在说老师的坏话。+to Don’t be so rude to your mother! 不要对你妈妈那样没礼貌!It's rude to stare. 盯着人看是不礼貌的。THESAURUS 同类词impolite formal 【正式】不礼貌的bad-mannered – behaving in a rude way 没礼貌的﹐举止粗鲁的cheeky BrE 【英】 – showing no respect, sometimes in an amusing way 厚脸皮的﹐放肆的﹔冒失的: a cheeky grin 厚颜无耻的龇牙一笑insulting – saying or doing something that insults someone 侮辱的﹐冒犯的: comments that are insulting to women 冒犯女性的言论tactless – carelessly saying or doing things that are likely to upset someone 言行不得体的: a tactless remark 不得体的话offensive – likely to upset or offend people 令人恼火的﹐得罪人的: His remarks are offensive to African Americans. 他的言论触怒了美国黑人。2 rude words, jokes, songs etc are about sex [ dirty ] 〔话语﹑笑话﹑歌曲等〕粗俗的﹐下流的—rudely adv —rudeness n [U]
ruderuderuderrudestadjective (ruder, rudest)1not politesame meaningimpolite: It's rude to walk away when someone is talking to you.2about things like sex or using the toilet: rude words▶ rudelyadverb: ‘Shut up!’ she said rudely.▶ rudenessnoun (no plural): I would like to apologize for my rudeness.