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
Loanwordluridother
=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.