形容词是职称英语考试中语言词汇中最有用的词类之一,它们可以用来表达我们的喜怒哀乐。但是我怎么来使用能够恰到好处呢,现在,让我们再来看看贬义词,学会如何批评和抱怨。
1、angry: filled with anger
发怒的;愤怒的
* There is nothing worse than having to face an angry wife.
(没有什么比不得不面对一个愤怒的妻子更糟糕了。)
* I was angry with him for keeping me waiting so long.
(他让我等了这么久,我真的生他的气了。)
2、awful: very bad; dreadful
很坏的;糟透的
* I‘m sorry to be so short-tempered but I have an awful headache.
(我很抱歉脾气这么坏,但是我头疼得要命。)
* The film was awful.
(那部电影真是糟透了。)
3、boring: not interesting in any way
无趣的;无聊的
* There is no way I am sitting through another boring meeting.
(要我再次坐着开这种无聊的会议绝不可能。)
* He is about the most boring person I‘ve ever met.
(他可能是我见过的最无趣的人了。)
4、careless: not taking care; inattentive
粗心的;疏忽的
* My son could get better grades if he wasn‘t so careless.
(如果我儿子不是粗心的话,他可以得更高的分数。)
* He‘s a very careless driver: he never thinks about what he’s doing.
(他是一个粗心大意的驾驶员,从来也不考虑自己在做什么。)
5、cunning: clever at deceiving people
狡猾的;狡诈的;善于欺骗的
* I don‘t trust your new secretary, she’s just too cunning.
(我不信任你的新秘书,她太狡猾了。)
* He‘s a cunning old fox.
(他是诡计多端的老狐狸。)
6、depressing: make one feel depressed
令人忧愁的;令人沮丧的
* I hated that movie. It was too depressing.
(我讨厌那部电影,太令人沮丧了。)
* It‘s a totally depressing thought.
(这完全是个令人沮丧的主意。)
7、gloomy: sad; depressed
阴沉的;阴暗的;忧愁的;沮丧的
* I don‘t know why you stay in such a gloomy room all day when the weather is so beautiful.
(我不明白天气这么好为什么你还呆在一个阴沉沉的房间里。)
* What are you so gloomy about? Cheer up!
(你为什么情绪这么低落?振作起来吧!)
8、hopeless: showing or giving no hope; useless;
没有希望的;令人绝望的; 没用的
* I just have to give up on you. You‘re just hopeless.
(我不得不放弃你了,你真是令人绝望。)
* It‘s hopeless trying to convince her.
(要说服她是没有希望的。)
9、impatient: not patient; unable to wait for something
不耐烦的;无耐性的
* My teacher is too impatient. She yells at me every time I make a mistake.
(我的老师太没耐心了。每次我犯了错她都要对我大喊大叫。)
* Don‘t be impatient! The bus will be here soon.
(别那么不耐烦!公共汽车马上就来了。)
10、inconsiderate: not considerate; thoughtless; not thinking of other people
不体贴人的;考虑不周的;不替别人着想的
* I don‘t know why I married such an inconsiderate man.
(我不明白为什么我嫁给了这么一个不体贴的男人。)
* He‘s often inconsiderate to his family.
(他常常不体谅他的家人)
11、indifferent: not interested in; not caring about or noticing
不感兴趣的;不关心的;冷淡的
* I don‘t have any feelings toward him. I’m completely indifferent.
(我对他没有任何感觉,我完全不感兴趣。)
* How can you be indifferent to the sufferings of starving people?
(你怎能对饥民的疾苦无动于衷呢?)
12、jealous: want to get what someone else has; envious
嫉羡的;嫉妒的
* You‘d better not talk to her. Her husband is an extremely jealous man.
(你最好不要和她说话。她丈夫是个醋罐子。)
* He is jealous of our success.
(他嫉妒我们的成功。)
13、miserable: poor in quality or quantity; too small
低劣的;贫乏的;少得可怜的
* How can I keep a family on such a miserable wage?
(我怎么能靠这么可怜的工资养家?)
* My father was a miserable man. He was always complaining.
(我父亲是个可怜的人,他总是抱怨。)
14、nasty: unpleasant; disgusting
令人不愉快的;令人讨厌的
* Who‘s that nasty old woman?
(那个令人讨厌的老婆子是谁?)
* This room has such a nasty smell.
(这个房间有一种恶心的气味。)
15、ridiculous: silly; absurd
荒谬的;可笑的
* What a ridiculous idea!
(多么荒谬的念头!)
* You look completely ridiculous in that outfit.