| 词汇 | rude |
| 释义 | rude Theme: PLEASURE mod. cool; pleasant.Man, that's a rude bike!Sally is a rude-looking girl! Theme: UNPLEASANT mod. undesirable; unpleasant.The prof in my history class is a rude dude, for sure.What a rude idea! See also OBSCENE, VULGAR. base mod. rude; gross. (California.)You are so, like, base!What a base creep! rude 1. adjective 1 sexual; sexy. Upper-class society use. Not to be confused with IN THE RUDE (naked); one condition does not necessarily lead to the next UK, 1982. 2 attractive UK, 2003. 3 intense; superior. Collected from fans of heavy metal music US, 1995. 4 used of a computer program, poorly designed US, 1983 2. noun a youth who steals by mugging. Adapted from RUDE BOY (a Jamaican youth/gangster) UK, 2002.► in the rudenaked. Light-hearted rhyming euphemism for 'in the nude' UK, 1974 rude awakeningThe shocking instance of learning the unpleasant or unwelcome truth about a situation. We had a rude awakening when the waiter brought us the bill and we saw how much we had spent on dinner and drinks. age before beautyA humorous way to tell someone to go ahead of one, meant as a playful insult. Chuck held the door open for Tim, motioned for him to go ahead, and said, "Age before beauty." age before beautya jocular and slightly rude way of encouraging someone to go ahead of oneself; a comical, teasing, and slightly grudging way of indicating that someone else should or can go first. "No, no. Please, you take the next available seat," smiled Tom. "Age before beauty, you know." a rude awakeningCOMMON If you have had a rude awakening, you have been forced to realize the unpleasant truth about something. Such details as have emerged about the new economic package suggest that these citizens are indeed in for a rude awakening. Johnson was confident he could make a quick profit. But, instead of quick profits, he got a rude awakening. a rude awakeninga sudden realization of the true (bad) state of affairs, having previously been under the illusion that everything was satisfactory. 2004 The New Farm It must have been a rude awakening for the world powers when upstart Third-World countries began to flex their collective muscle. a rude aˈwakening(written) a sudden, unexpected discovery of an unpleasant fact, truth, etc: If he thinks that the exam’s going to be easy, he’s going to get a rude awakening.rude1. mod. undesirable; unpleasant. The prof in my history class is a rude dude, for sure. 2. mod. cool; pleasant; excellent. Man, that’s a rude bike! age before beautyDefer to the older person. This phrase is traditionally used when inviting another individual to pass through a doorway before one. Eric Partridge described it as a mock courtesy uttered by a young woman to an older man. Currently it is used only ironically or sarcastically. According to an old story, it was said rather snidely by Clare Boothe Luce when ushering Dorothy Parker through a doorway, and Parker replied, “Pearls before swine.” A related cliché is after you, Alphonse—no, after you, Gaston, repeated a number of times (in Britain, after you, Claude—no, after you, Cecil). The American version is based on a comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper, Alphonse and Gaston, which was popular in the early 1900s, and pokes fun at exaggerated politeness. |
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