grotesque

1. ADJ You say that something is grotesque when it is so unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you. 荒唐的

...the grotesque disparities between the wealthy few and nearly everyone else. …少数富人和几乎所有其他人之间荒唐的差异。

2. grotesquelyADV 荒唐地

He called it the most grotesquely tragic experience he's ever had. 他称之为他所经历的最荒诞不经的悲惨经历。

3. ADJ If someone or something is grotesque, they are very ugly. 丑陋的

They tried to avoid looking at his grotesque face and his crippled body. 他们尽量不去看他那丑陋的面庞和残疾的身躯。

4. grotesquelyADV 丑陋地[ADV adj/-ed]

...grotesquely deformed beggars. …面目丑陋、身体畸形的乞丐们。

5. N-COUNT A grotesque is a person who is very ugly in a strange or unnatural way, especially one in a novel or painting. (尤指小说或绘画中的) 丑陋怪异的人

Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs. 格拉斯的小说充斥着稀奇古怪的人物：丑陋的怪人、小丑、邋遢的人以及侏儒。