egregious

英 [ɪˈɡriːdʒiəs]

美 [ɪˈɡriːdʒiəs]

adj.  极糟的; 极坏的

GRE

BNC.33756 / COCA.12820

牛津词典

adj.

• 极糟的；极坏的
  extremely bad

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 极坏的;极差的;极其恶劣的
  Egregiousmeans very bad indeed.
  1. ...the most egregious abuses of human rights.
     对人权的严重践踏

英英释义

adj

• conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  1. a crying shame
  2. an egregious lie
  3. flagrant violation of human rights
  4. a glaring error
  5. gross ineptitude
  6. gross injustice
  7. rank treachery
  Synonym:crying(a)flagrantglaringgrossrank

双语例句

• The pre-IPO shareholders lose money by having their holdings diluted more than was needed to raise money from the market but they tolerate that as long as it is not egregious.
  IPO之前股东的持股被稀释的程度，超过了从市场募资所需的水平，但只要不是太过分，他们也能忍受。
• Prosecutors said in court filings that Mr Stanford was "a ruthless predator responsible for one of the most egregious frauds in history and he should be sentenced to the statutory maximum".
  检方在法庭文件中指出，斯坦福是“一个无情的掠夺者，制造了有史以来最恶劣的欺诈案件之一，他应该被判处法定最高年限的监禁期”。
• The CBI then made a further egregious error, the prime minister another.
  其后冰岛央行犯了一个更加离奇的错误，而总理则要为另一个错误负责。
• The IRF Act defines particularly severe violations of religious freedom as systematic, ongoing, egregious violations.
  《国际宗教自由法》对特别严重侵犯宗教自由的定义是：系统化、持续、肆无忌惮。
• The most egregious excessive bonus payouts now include a tenuous link to performance.
  最令人震惊的高额奖金支付，现在也开始空洞地与绩效挂钩。
• Everyone makes mistakes, but the fact that you're the kind of person who cannot accept blame is egregious.
  每个人都会犯错，但是如果你不肯接受别人的批评就是你的不对了。
• But legal experts familiar with the inquiries say they expect that the DOJ is examining egregious behaviour that smells of bribery.
  但了解此次调查的法律专家表示，他们预计司法部此次调查的重点是带有贿赂味道的异常行为。
• But Australia-a small, open economy-has learnt to reserve such measures only for a handful of egregious cases.
  但澳大利亚作为一个小型开放经济，早已学会了慎用此招以备不测之需。
• For an egregious national security violation.
  因为他严重危害了国家安全。
• Why do German economists not complain more about this egregious failure?
  为何德国的经济学家不更多抱怨这一令人震惊的失败？