0
Chineselindsay Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

"a gross assault on the senses" plz expain thid phrase

Hi teachers,
The whole place is a gross assault on the senses.
please explain this sentence, i don't understand the underlined phrase.
  

Top answer

When a person is present in this particular location, all of his senses (sight, sound, taste, smell, touch) are assailed big time by extreme stimuli. ) - A. Edit.

  • When a person is present in this particular location, all of his senses (sight, sound, taste, smell, touch) are assailed big time by extreme stimuli.
  • ) - A.
  • Edit.
  • S.
  • " If you see a dead rat being consumed by maggots, you might say, "Uugghh!
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
When a person is present in this particular location, all of his senses (sight, sound, taste, smell, touch) are assailed big time by extreme stimuli. (That is, being physically jostled around; very loud noises and strange music; strange smells; constantly moving bright lights and colors and objects; exotic foods; etc.; etc.) - A.

Edit. P.S. "Gross" can mean large/extreme, but it can

Related Questions