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  • Derivatives : adv  vulgarly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

vulgar ['v^lgər]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] [ joke] [ gesture] (rude) 粗俗
  2. 2. adjective [+decor] [ design] (tasteless) 庸俗

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

vulgar [ˈvʌlgər]
  1. 1. adjective 粗俗的,粗鄙的,庸俗
    I came across a few vulgar and vile people during my stay.
    留居期间,我遇到几个粗鄙邪恶家伙
  2. 2. adjective 平民的大众的,普通
    Everything and everybody in this city is vulgar and depressing.
    这个城市里的一切人和事都那么平淡无奇,令人沮丧
  3. 3. adjective 通俗用语的,白话
    The world is connected through a vulgar tongue.
    世界通过通俗语言连接起来的。
  4. 4. adjective 下流的,猥琐的,淫秽
    He made a vulgar gesture towards the waitress.
    他向女侍做了一个下流动作
    Full of language so vulgar it should have been edited.
    这么粗俗语言,这本书应当经过编辑才对。

Collins English-English Dictionary

vulgar ['v^lgə]
  1. 1. adj marked by lack of taste, culture, delicacy, manners, etc
    vulgar behaviour
    vulgar language
  2. 2. adj [often capital; usually prenominal] denoting a form of a language, esp of Latin, current among common people, esp at a period when the formal language is archaic and not in general spoken use
  3. 3. adj [Archaic] of, relating to, or current among the great mass of common people, in contrast to the educated, cultured, or privileged; ordinary
  4. 4. adj (as collective noun; preceded by the)
    the vulgar
  5. 5. adj [Etymology] C14: from Latin vulgaris belonging to the multitude, from vulgus the common people

Examples

He made a vulgar gesture towards the waitress.
他向女侍做了一个下流动作。
Everything and everybody in this city is vulgar and depressing.
这个城市里的一切人和事都那么平淡无奇,令人沮丧。
I was disgusted in the beginning with their vulgar jokes.
起初,我很反感他们的低俗笑话。
You will be disdained for using such vulgar language!
你使用如此下流的语言会被人看不起。
He let out a couple of vulgar obscenities.
他骂了几句俗得不堪入耳的话。
In England "fanny" is vulgar slang for female genitals.
在英格兰,“fanny”是对女性生殖器的粗鄙称谓。

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