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lurid

adjective
🔊/ˈlʊərɪd/
🔊/ˈlʊrɪd/
 (disapproving)
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  1. too bright in colour, in a way that is not attractive俗艳的；花哨的
    • She was wearing a lurid orange and green blouse.她穿着一件花哨的橙绿两色的衬衫。
    Topics Colours and Shapesc2
  2. (especially of a story or piece of writing尤指故事或文章) presented in a way that is intended to shock （故意地）骇人听闻的，令人毛骨悚然的
    • lurid headlines骇人的标题
    • The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.这份报纸对这起凶杀案骇人听闻的细节描述得淋漓尽致。🔊🔊
    Topics Literature and writingc2
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘pale and dismal in colour’): from Latin luridus; related to luror ‘wan or yellow colour’.