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reprehensible

英 [ˌreprɪˈhensəbl]

美 [ˌreprɪˈhensəbl]

adj.  不道德的; 应受指责的; 应受谴责的

GRE法律

BNC.20896 / COCA.17850

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 不道德的;应受指责的;应受谴责的
      morally wrong and deserving criticism

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 应受斥责的;应该谴责的
        If you think that a type of behaviour or an idea is very bad and morally wrong, you can say that it isreprehensible.
        1. Mr Cramer said the violence by anti-government protestors was reprehensible.
          克拉默先生说反政府示威者的暴力活动应该受到谴责。
        2. ...behaving in the most reprehensible manner.
          最应该受到谴责的行为

      英英释义

      adj

      • bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
        1. a criminal waste of talent
        2. a deplorable act of violence
        3. adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
        Synonym:condemnablecriminaldeplorablevicious

      双语例句

      • Being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof.
        应受谴责的;应被指责、非难的行为。
      • Vague answers never contented him. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth ( personified as one of the deadly sins).
        七宗罪之一,对财富的永不满足的渴望。
      • This end, in his opinion, justified the employment of means which might easily be considered reprehensible from a purely moral point of view.
        他认为,上述目的可以证明运用那些为纯粹道德观所唾弃的手段是正当的。
      • NFL quarterback Michael Vick faces12to18months in jail and the ruin of his brilliant career with the Atlanta falcons& for killing six or eight pit bulls and running a dogfighting operation in virginia. "barbaric". "reprehensible". "odious".
        美国国家足球联盟的四分卫迈克尔。维克由于在弗吉尼亚杀死了6至8头比特犬以及经营斗狗,正在面临12至18个月的监禁,他在“亚特兰大猎鹰”的辉煌事业也会随之葬送。
      • Mr Lee said the aim was to persuade Pyongyang to admit its wrongdoing and pledge never again to engage in such reprehensible action.
        李明博表示,其目的是劝说朝鲜政府承认其错误行径,并承诺不再进行此类应受谴责的行为。
      • I may fail to bring you to justice, and your fame may protect you from consequences for your reprehensible actions.
        我可能无法将你绳之以法,你的名声可能保护你免受你应受谴责的行为的后果。
      • Eating it, Ms Eilperin suggests, is even more reprehensible than eating other morally objectionable foods such as delicious foie gras, because there is "no gastronomic pay-off".
        艾尔佩林认为,比起那些有争议的食物(如鹅肝酱),吃鱼翅更罪过,因为这简直不是人吃的东西。
      • Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure.
        通常指迫于压力而招认自己做过的应受人斥责的行为。
      • Those of her colleagues who detected in her something odd and reprehensible would not have dared to call it "religious".
        那些同事虽然在她身上发现了某种奇特的、大可非议的东西,却不敢说这种东西具有宗教性质。
      • A criminal waste of talent; a deplorable act of violence; adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife.
        才能的错误的浪费;可叹的暴力行为;丈夫通奸应与妻子同样受到谴责的。