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a·bys·mal /əˈbɪzməl/ adjective BADvery bad or of bad quality 极坏的，极糟的 SYN terrible The reunion was an abysmal failure. 重逢聚会弄得一团糟。► see thesaurus at bad —abysmally adverbExamples from the Corpusabysmal• Living conditions were abysmal.• And, besides, everyone knows second terms are abysmal.• The heat was abysmal, and so, according to them, was their set.• Dudley was recalled in 1587, and, despite his abysmal failures, was held in high esteem at court once again.• I drive around today, gently despairing at some of the abysmal shapes that litter the roads.• Surely, even by the abysmal standards of these people, we can survive without this organised slaughter?• It is abysmal that a gossip writer should use spiky chit-chat from anonymous donors to make money and notoriety for herself.Origin abysmal (1600-1700) abysm “abyss” ((14-20 centuries)), from Old French abisme, from Late Latin abyssus; → ABYSSa·bys·mal adjectiveChineseSyllable bad Corpus of quality or very bad |