eye-watering

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having an odour, vapours or smoke which causes irritation to the eyes.
  2. Having an extremely bad odour. figuratively
  3. So expensive that (figuratively) it would make one's eyes water. figuratively
    — Toyota is developing a hydrogen fuel cell car, but the research and development costs are eye-watering. By contrast, a British firm, Riversimple, is producing a cheap, compact two-seater, which will probably come to dominate the small car market, particularly for drivers who cannot plug in a car at home.
  4. Of a shocking or surprising nature. figuratively

词形变化

more eye-watering comparative most eye-watering superlative eyewatering alternative

词汇关系

相关词
eye bleach eye-opening eye-searing

词源

From eye + watering.
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