c. 1200, "brutish, sensual, debased;" late 14c., "in the manner of a beast," from beast + -ly (1). Weakened in British upper crust use to "awfully, exceedingly" by mid-19c. Beastly drunk is from 1803.
双语例句
1. He must be wondering why everyone is being so beastly to him.
他一定正在纳闷为什么大家都对他如此刻薄。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The weather was beastly.
天气糟透了。
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3. The dirty pub is a beastly place.
那个肮脏的小酒馆是一个叫人恶心的地方.
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4. He was so beastly, you've no idea.
你不知道他有多残暴.
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5. I saw him stick his beastly nose out of the wainscoting.
