grotesque
adj. 怪诞的,荒诞不经的; 奇形怪状的
n. 奇形怪状的东西; 奇异风格
You say that something is grotesque when it is so unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you.
...the grotesque disparities between the wealthy few and nearly everyone else.
少数富人与几乎所有其他人之间悬殊的贫富差距
...a country where grotesque abuses are taking place.
发生骇人听闻的虐待事件的国家
If someone or something is grotesque, they are very ugly.
They tried to avoid looking at his grotesque face and his crippled body.
他们尽量不去看他那张奇丑无比的脸和残疾的身体。
A grotesque is a person who is very ugly in a strange or unnatural way, especially one in a novel or painting.
Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs.
格拉斯的小说里充斥着稀奇古怪的人物:丑陋的怪人、小丑、稻草人和侏儒。
1. art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
1. distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous;
2. ludicrously odd;
The uninhibited mutations and grotesque symbolic language of dreams interrupt the distinct images of contemporary humanity.
现代人的鲜明形象中又穿插了梦境的自由变化和怪诞的象征语言.
This elevation was ornamented from space to space with huge grotesque figures of animals.
这片高地每隔一段距离便有一尊怪兽的巨像作为点缀.
Everything seemed strange, so tawdry and grotesque.
一切似乎都很新奇, 很花哨,而且滑稽可笑.
These Clausewtzian commonplaces will shed light on the grotesque fiasco at Leyte Gulf.
克劳塞维茨这几句平易浅显的话,可以说明莱特湾那一次近似荒唐的失败原因.
The fat old man looked grotesque in his tight pants.
那胖老头穿着紧身裤显得很可笑.