grotesque

1. ADJ You say that something is grotesque when it is so unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you. 荒唐的

...the grotesque disparities between the wealthy few and nearly everyone else. …少數(shù)富人和幾乎所有其他人之間荒唐的差異。

2. grotesquelyADV 荒唐地

He called it the most grotesquely tragic experience he's ever had. 他稱之為他所經(jīng)歷的最荒誕不經(jīng)的悲慘經(jīng)歷。

3. ADJ If someone or something is grotesque, they are very ugly. 丑陋的

They tried to avoid looking at his grotesque face and his crippled body. 他們盡量不去看他那丑陋的面龐和殘疾的身軀。

4. grotesquelyADV 丑陋地[ADV adj/-ed]

...grotesquely deformed beggars. …面目丑陋、身體畸形的乞丐們。

5. N-COUNT A grotesque is a person who is very ugly in a strange or unnatural way, especially one in a novel or painting. (尤指小說或繪畫中的) 丑陋怪異的人

Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs. 格拉斯的小說充斥著稀奇古怪的人物：丑陋的怪人、小丑、邋遢的人以及侏儒。