rude
adjective uk/ruːd/ us/ruːd/
(NOT POLITE)
B1 不礼貌的;粗鲁的，粗野的;讨厌的
not polite; offensive or embarrassing
He's a very rude man. 他这人很粗鲁。
It's rude not to say "Thank you" when you are given something. 别人给你东西，你不说“谢谢”是不礼貌的。
He's got no manners - he's rude to everyone. 他这人很无礼——他对谁都很粗鲁。
B2 猥亵的；下流的；粗俗的
relating to sex or going to the toilet
He told a rude joke/story. 他讲了个下流的笑话／故事。
- More examples
- She made a rude gesture at the other driver.
- You won't last long in your job if you carry on being so rude to the customers.
- I've heard him be rude to her on a number of occasions.
- You get the odd person who's rude to you but they're generally quite helpful.
- I found him rude and uncooperative.
(SUDDEN)
[ before noun ]突如其来的;突兀的;令人不知所措的;猛烈的
sudden and unpleasant
We had a rude awakening (= unpleasant shock) when we saw our phone bill. 看到我们的电话话费单时我们好像当头挨了一棒。
(SIMPLE)
old use or literary简单的；简陋的；粗制的
simply and roughly made
We built a rude shelter from rocks on the beach. 我们用石块在海滩上垒了一个简易棚。