[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]震惊;恐惧;惊恐Horror is a feeling of great shock, fear, and worry caused by something extremely unpleasant.
I felt numb with horror...
我惊呆了。
As I watched in horror the boat began to power away from me.
我惊恐万分地看着船加足马力从我身边开走了。
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[N-SING 单数名词]惧怕;憎恶 If you have a horror of something, you are afraid of it or dislike it very much.
[N of n]
...his horror of death.
他对死亡的惧怕
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[N-SING 单数名词]恐怖性;残酷 The horror of something, especially something that hurts people, is its very great unpleasantness.
[oft N of n]
...the horror of this most bloody of civil wars.
这场极其血腥的内战的惨烈
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]极其不愉快(或可怕)的经历 You can refer to extremely unpleasant or frightening experiences as horrors .
[usu pl]
Can you possibly imagine all the horrors we have undergone since I last wrote you?
你能想象得出自从我上次给你写信以来我们所经历的所有可怕事情吗?
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]极讨厌(或丑陋)的人(或事物) If you refer to someone or something as a horror, you mean that you think they are very unpleasant or ugly.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Our host was arrogant and offensive. How his sweet wife could tolerate such a horror was baffling.
招待我们的男主人傲慢无礼。真不知道他温柔的妻子怎么能容忍这样一个讨厌的家伙。
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[ADJ 形容词](影片或故事)情节恐怖的,惊悚的 A horror film or story is intended to be very frightening.
[ADJ n]
...a psychological horror film.
心理恐怖片
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[ADJ 形容词](经历或事件)非常不愉快的 You can refer to an account of a very unpleasant experience or event as a horror story.
[ADJ n]
...a horror story about lost luggage while flying.
乘飞机旅行时丢失行李的糟糕经历
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[PHRASE 短语]最糟糕不过的事情Horror of horrors is used to refer to something that you consider to be the worst part of a situation.
[PHR with cl]
[HUMOROUS 幽默]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
The company has already boosted its share of the UK tea market with its round tea bags. Now it is successfully converting the nation to (horror of horrors) instant tea.
hor·ror★/ˈhɒrə(r); NAmEˈhɔːrər;ˈhɑːrər/noun1★[uncountable ]a feeling of great shock, fear or disgust 震惊;恐惧;厌恶◆People watched in horroras the plane crashed to the ground. 人们惊恐地看着飞机坠落到地面上。◆With a look of horror, he asked if the doctor thought he had cancer.他惊恐失色地问医生是否认定他患了癌症。◆The thought of being left alone filled her with horror.想到被孤零零地留下,她就不寒而栗。◆She recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider.看到一只巨大的蜘蛛,她吓得直退。◆To his horror,he could feel himself starting to cry (= it upset him very much).他很恐惧,感到自己都快哭了。◆Her eyes were wide with horror.她吓得目瞪口呆。2★[singular ]a great fear or hatred of sth 对某事物的强烈畏惧(或憎恨)horrorof sth ◆a horror of deep water恐惧深水horrorof doing sth ◆Most people have a horror of speaking in public.大多数人都十分害怕当众讲话。3★[uncountable ]the horrorof sth the very unpleasant nature of sth, especially when it is shocking or frightening (某事物)令人厌恶的性质;(尤指)震惊性,恐怖性◆The full horror ofthe accident was beginning to become clear. 这次悲惨事故的真相已开始逐渐清晰了。◆In his dreams he relives the horror of the attack.那次袭击的恐怖景象在他的梦中一再重现。4★[countable , usually plural ]a very unpleasant or frightening experience 极其不愉快的(或可怕的)经历◆the horrors of war战争的恐怖经历5★[uncountable ]a type of book, film/movie, etc. that is designed to frighten people 恐怖故事(或电影等)◆In this section you'll find horror and science fiction.你可以在这一部份找到恐怖和科幻小说。◆a horror film/movie恐怖片☞see also
horror story
6[countable ]( BrE) ( informal) a child who behaves badly 调皮捣蛋的孩子◆Her son is a little horror.她的儿子是个小捣蛋鬼。IDIOMˌhorror of ˈhorrorsBrEhumorousorironicused to emphasize how bad a situation is 极其糟糕◆I stood up to speak and—horror of horrors—realized I had left my notes behind.我站起来讲话,可是,可怕的是,我发现自己忘了带讲稿。☞more at
1[uncountable] a strong feeling of shock and fearin horror Staff watched in horror as he set himself alight.with horror Many people recoil with horror when they see a big spider like this.to somebody’s horror (=making someone shocked or afraid) To my horror, I realised my shirt was wet with blood. You should have seen the look of horror on his face.2[countable usually plural] something that is very terrible, shocking, or frighteninghorror of the horrors of war3 the horror of something when a situation or event is very unpleasant or shocking: Dense smoke surrounded them, adding to the horror of the situation. Only when the vehicle was lifted did the full horror of the accident become clear.4have a horror of something to be afraid of something or dislike it very much: He has a horror of snakes.5little horror British English a young child who behaves badly6give somebody the horrors to make someone feel unreasonably frightened or nervous7horror of horrors British English used to say how bad something is – often used humorously when you think something is not really very bad
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