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obscene
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Derivatives :
adv
obscenely
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- obscene
[əb'siːn]
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adjective
[+gesture]
[ remark]
[ image]
(offensive) 猥亵的
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adjective
[+wealth]
[ income etc]
(immoral) 可憎的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- obscene
[əbˈsiːn]
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adjective
淫荡的,淫秽的
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The dance often becomes flagrantly obscene.
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舞蹈经常变得极其猥亵。
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2.
adjective
可恶的,可憎的的
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3.
adjective
下流的,猥亵的
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Obscene telephone calls.
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淫秽电话打来了。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- obscene
[əb'siːn]
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adj
offensive or outrageous to accepted standards of decency or modesty
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adj
[law]
(of publications) having a tendency to deprave or corrupt
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adj
disgusting; repellent
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an obscene massacre
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adj
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin obscenus inauspicious, perhaps related to caenum filth
Examples
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Obscene telephone calls.
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淫秽电话打来了。
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obscene and unfunny jokes
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下流的玩笑
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dirty (or obscene) jests; coarse jokes
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下流话
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obscene (or dirty, foul) language; obscenities
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亵语
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obscene utterances; obscenities
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淫画
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obscene pictures
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淫靡的歌曲
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obscene or decadent songs
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他对那个女孩说的那些浪语,真是不堪入耳。
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The obscene words he said to the girl were extremely disgusting.
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