🇬🇧🇨🇳 vile - 卑鄙 : English Lesson

Meaning of "vile" ("卑鄙"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Vile describes something that is extremely unpleasant, disgusting, or morally bad. It can refer to a taste, smell, behavior, or anything that causes a strong feeling of dislike or disgust.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The smell from my brother’s gym bag was so vile, it made the flies faint.

My sister’s vile mood scared even her stuffed animals.

Dad’s singing in the shower was so vile, the shampoo bottles tried to escape.

That vile smell in the fridge turned out to be a yogurt older than me.

My socks were so vile after soccer practice, they tried to run away.

She lifted the lid and a vile smell hit her. A vile bowl with rotten soup squished, and a vile fly landed on a vile slice of bread. She gagged, threw the vile mess into the bin, opened the window, and fresh air blew in. She wiped the counter, shut the door, and breathed, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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