英汉词典

horrible 基本解释

adj.

可怕的；极不友好的；极讨厌的；令人震惊的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)可怕的,令人恐惧的 causing horror极不友好的,令人很不愉快的; 极讨厌的 very unkind or unpleasant

英英释义

horrible[ 'hɔrəbl ]

adj.provoking horror

"war is beyond all words horrible"

同义词：atrociousfrightfulhorrifyingugly

horrible 相关例句

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• horrible dress难看的衣服
• horrible sight可怕的景象
• horrible crime令人发指的罪行
• horrible weather讨厌的天气

副词+～

• awfully horrible极其可怕
• unbearably horrible讨厌得使人无法忍受

～+介词

• horrible to sb对某人不友好

同近义词辨析

appalling, afraid, frightful, terrible, terrific, fearful, horrible, dreadful, awful

这组词都有“害怕的、可怕的”的意思，其区别是：

appalling指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。

afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。

frightful指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。

terrible侧重指给人以长久的惊骇，极端的恐怖，令人难以忍受。

terrific多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。

fearful普通用词，既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧，又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。

horrible指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然，着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。

dreadful指使人非常恐惧，毛骨悚然，也使人感到讨厌而退缩。

awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. His heart sickened at the thought of that horrible scene.
   他一想到那种可怕的情景就感到恶心。
2. Everything is in a horrible muddle.
   一切都陷入可怕的混乱。
3. The sight of the battlefield was horrible.
   战场的情景令人毛骨悚然。
4. Dense fog is always horrible to the driver.
   对于路上的司机浓雾总是很讨厌的。
5. Will you stop making that horrible noise!
   你别再弄出那种讨厌的响声来行不行。

权威例句

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