monster
monster
noun
noun
- an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening
怪物；怪兽
■an inhumanly cruel or wicked person
恶魔；残酷无情的人
he was an unfeeling, treacherous monster.
他是冷酷无情、阴险奸诈的恶魔。
■(often humorous)a person, typically a child, who is rude or badly behaved
(常幽默)捣蛋鬼
Christian is only a year old, but already he is a little monster.
克里斯琴只有一岁，但已经是个小捣蛋了。
■a thing or animal that is excessively or dauntingly large
巨物；巨兽
this is amonster of a book, almost 500 pages.
这是一本巨书，将近500页。
■a congenitally malformed or mutant animal or plant
畸形动物（或植物）
- [attrib.](informal)of an extraordinary and daunting size or extent
(非正式)巨大的，庞大的
a monster 36lb carp.
重达36磅的超大鲤鱼。
- [with obj.](informal, chieflyAustral.)criticize or reprimand severely
(非正式， 主澳)严厉批评；斥责
my mum used to monster me for coming home so late.
我妈妈过去常因我很晚回家斥责我。
- late Middle English: from Old French monstre, from Latin monstrum 'portent or monster', from monere 'warn'
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