luridly

1. ADJ-GRADED （暴力、性爱等）耸人听闻的，触目惊心的，骇人的
   If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail.
   1. ...lurid accounts of Claire's sexual exploits...
      有关克莱尔的性生活史露骨的描述
   2. Some reports have contained lurid accounts of deaths and mutilations.
      一些报道含有对死状和肢解的令人毛骨悚然的描述。
2. ADJ-GRADED 妖冶的；俗丽的；浓艳的
   If you describe something as lurid, you do not like it because it is very brightly coloured.
   1. She took care to paint her toe nails a lurid red or orange.
      她精心地把脚指甲涂成妖艳的红色或橙色。

1. Think of Oliver Twist. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt portrayed his poverty-stricken childhood vividly but never luridly.
   狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》和弗兰克·麦考特的《安杰拉的灰烬》都绘声绘色地描绘了赤贫的童年，但还不让人感觉耸人听闻。
2. It was night, and the white faces and the scarlet banners were luridly floodlit.
   时间是在夜里，人们的苍白的脸和鲜红的旗帜都沐浴在强烈的泛光灯灯光里。
3. It was luridly described in the book as the place where mystics took refuge.
   这本书描述了一个可怕的神秘主义者避难的地方。

adv

1. in a lurid manner
   1. it was luridly described in the book as the place where mystics took refuge