revolting

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·volt·ing [revolting revoltingly] BrE [rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ] NAmE [rɪˈvoʊltɪŋ] adjective
extremely unpleasant
Syn: ↑disgusting
•a revolting smell
•a revolting little man
Derived Word: ↑revoltingly

Synonyms:
disgusting
foul • revolting • repulsive • offensive • gross
These words all describe sth, especially a smell, taste or habit, that is extremely unpleasant and often makes you feel slightly ill.
disgusting • extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill: ▪ What a disgusting smell!
foul • dirty, and tasting or smelling bad: ▪ She could smell his foul breath.
revolting • extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill: ▪ The stew looked revolting.
disgusting or revolting?
Both of these words are used to describe things that smell and taste unpleasant, unpleasant personal habits and people who have them. There is no real difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English.
repulsive • (rather formal) extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill. Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons.
offensive • (formal) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant.
gross • (informal) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant.
disgusting/repulsive/offensive to sb
to find sb/sth disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensive
to smell/taste disgusting/foul/gross
a(n) disgusting/foul/revolting/offensive/gross smell
a disgusting/revolting/gross habit
disgusting/offensive/gross behaviour
a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person

Example Bank:
•It just stinks. It's really revolting.
•The smell of it was quite revolting.
•He's an absolutely revolting man.
•The stew looked revolting.