Wordiyo

lurid

🇬🇧 UK/'luәrid/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Shockingly vivid or sensational, especially about violence or sex; ghastly in appearance

耸人听闻的；骇人的；苍白可怕的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
luridother
=lurid

Common Collocations

  • 1.[lurid/sensational] [account/details][耸人听闻的/刺激性的][账户/细节]
  • 2.[lurid/ghastly/pale] appearance[令人毛骨悚然的/可怕的/苍白的]外观

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The tabloid printed a lurid account of the scandal.

  • 2.

    His face had a lurid, ghastly appearance in the darkness.

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