形容詞 lurid:

1. horrible in fierceness or savagery
2. glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
   同義詞：shocking
3. shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
4. ghastly pale

1. The advantage of tours, of course, is that the guides tend to let you in on lurid details not mentioned on the little plaque.
   當(dāng)然，參加旅游團(tuán)的好處是，導(dǎo)游往往能透露給你說明板上所未提到的令人毛骨悚然的細(xì)節(jié)。
2. A lurid, melodramatic, but accurate account of the accident.
   關(guān)于這事件的一則轟動(dòng)且聳人聽聞但確切的報(bào)導(dǎo)
3. The papers gave the lurid details of the murder.
   ＂報(bào)紙上描述了謀殺案的詳情，令人毛骨悚然。＂

lu.rid

adj.（形容詞）
Causing shock or horror; gruesome.
可怕的：導(dǎo)致驚嚇或恐懼的；可憎的
Marked by sensationalism:
駭人聽聞的：以帶有聳人聽聞事件為特征的：
例句：
a lurid account of the crime.See Synonyms at ghastly
駭人聽聞的犯罪報(bào)道參見 ghastly

Glowing or shining with the glare of fire through a haze:
耀眼的：燃燒的火焰透過煙霧閃爍或放光：
例句：
lurid flames.
耀眼的火焰

Sallow or pallid in color.
顏色呈灰黃色或慘白的

來源：
Latin lôridus [pale]
拉丁語 lôridus [蒼白的]
from lôror [paleness]
源自 lôror [蒼白]

【引伸】
lu.ridly
adv.（副詞）
lu.ridness
n.（名詞）