monstrous
US /ˈmɑːn.strəs/
UK /ˈmɑːn.strəs/
1.
可怕的, 巨大的, 醜陋的
having the frightening or ugly appearance of a monster
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The child had a nightmare about a monstrous creature.
孩子做了一個關於可怕生物的噩夢。
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The ancient tree had monstrous roots that spread far and wide.
那棵古樹有巨大的根，蔓延得很遠很廣。
2.
殘暴的, 滔天的, 邪惡的
outrageously or unnaturally evil or wrong
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It was a monstrous act of cruelty.
那是一種殘暴的殘酷行為。
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The company was accused of monstrous negligence.
該公司被指控犯有滔天的過失。