"poxy" in Chinese (Simplified)
糟糕的劣质的
Definition
在英式和爱尔兰英语中,“poxy”是用来形容某物非常差、很小、不愉快或毫无价值的俚语、非正式词汇。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“poxy”主要用于英国和爱尔兰英语,是非正式和有些过时的用法。常见于“poxy job”、“poxy little”、“poxy excuse”等搭配。在美式英语中基本不用。属于温和俚语,有时有轻微贬义。
Examples
This old phone is completely poxy.
这部旧手机真是**糟糕的**。
They gave me a poxy excuse for being late.
他们迟到就随便找了个**糟糕的**借口。
He had to work at a poxy job all summer.
他整个夏天都在做一份**糟糕的**工作。
I’m not going to wait in that poxy little queue for an hour.
我才不要在那个**糟糕的**小队伍里等一小时。
The hotel room was so poxy that we left right away.
那家旅馆房间太**差劲**,我们马上就走了。
Can you believe they’re charging that much for such a poxy sandwich?
你敢相信那种**糟糕的**三明治要卖这么贵吗?