[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]讨厌的;糟透的 If you describe something or someone as horrible, you do not like them at all.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
The record sounds horrible.
唱片难听极了。
...a horrible small boy.
讨厌的小男孩
horribly
When trouble comes they behave selfishly and horribly.
遇到麻烦时,他们表现得很自私,很差劲。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人震惊的;使人恐惧的;让人极度反感的 You can call something horrible when it causes you to feel great shock, fear, and disgust.
Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.
他的嘴里还是发出了恐怖的尖叫声。
horribly
A two-year-old boy was horribly murdered.
一名两岁男孩惨遭杀害。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极严重的Horrible is used to emphasize how bad something is.
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[emphasis]
That seems like a horrible mess that will drag on for years...
看起来那像是个会拖延多年的大烂摊子。
Unless you respect other people's religions, horrible mistakes and conflict will occur.
如果不尊重别人的宗教信仰,就会祷下大错,酿成冲突。
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Our plans have gone horribly wrong...
我们的计划出了大岔子。
You got horribly drunk.
你喝了个烂醉。
Oxford
hor·rible/ˈhɒrəbl; NAmEˈhɔːrəbl;ˈhɑːrəbl/adjective1( informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like 极坏的;十分讨厌的;可恶的◆horrible weather/children/shoes糟透了的天气╱孩子╱鞋◆The coffee tasted horrible.这种咖啡难喝极了。◆I've got a horrible feeling she lied to us.我有种不快的感觉,觉得她对我们说了谎。☞synonyms at
terrible
2making you feel very shocked and frightened 令人震惊的;恐怖的SYN
terrible
◆a horrible crime/nightmare骇人听闻的罪行;可怕的噩梦3( informal) (of people or their behaviour 人或行为)unfriendly, unpleasant or unkind 不友善的;讨厌的;不厚道的SYN
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obnoxious
◆a horrible man讨厌的人◆My sister was being horrible to me all day.我姐姐一整天都对我很凶。◆What a horrible thing to say!讲这话太不近人情啦!▶hor·ribly/ˈhɒrəbli; NAmEˈhɔːrəbli;ˈhɑːrəbli/adverb◆It was horribly painful.疼极了。◆The experiment went horribly wrong.实验弄得一塌糊涂。hor·rible/ˈhɒrəbl; NAmEˈhɔːrəbl;ˈhɑːrəbl/hor·ribly/ˈhɒrəbli; NAmEˈhɔːrəbli;ˈhɑːrəbli/
1very bad – used, for example, about things you see, taste, or smell, or about the weather: The weather has been really horrible all week. a horrible smell The food looked horrible, but it tasted OK.► see thesaurus at
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2very unpleasant and often frightening, worrying, or upsetting: a horrible dreamI have a horrible feeling that we’re going to miss the plane.3rude and unfriendly: She’s a horrible person. What a horrible thing to say!be horrible to somebody Why are you so horrible to me?► see thesaurus at
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—horribly adverb: Her face was horribly scarred. The plan had gone horribly wrong.THESAURUStaste/smellhorrible very bad and unpleasant: · What’s that horrible smell?· This fish tastes horrible.disgusting/revolting horrible, especially in a way that makes you feel slightly sick: · I had to take two spoons of some disgusting medicine.· The stench in the room was revolting.nasty very unpleasant – often used about a taste that stays in your mouth: · Cheap wine sometimes leaves a nasty taste in your mouth.· the nasty smell of bad eggsnauseating /ˈnɔːzieɪtɪŋ, -si- $ ˈnɒːzi-, -ʃi-/ horrible and making you feel that you are going to vomit – used especially about a smell: · the nauseating smell of stale beer and cigarette smokefoul /faʊl/ horrible – used especially when there is decay or waste: · There was a foul smell coming from the water.· Whatever it was in that cup, it tasted foul.experience, situation, eventhorrible/terrible/awful/dreadful very bad and unpleasant: · For one horrible moment, I thought I was going to fall.· The refugees were living in dreadful conditions.· It must have been a terrible worry for them.· Thousands of people lost their jobs – it was awful.nasty very unpleasant and shocking – used especially about events where people are hurt: · There’s been a nasty accident on the motorway.· a nasty cut· The news came as a nasty shock.
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可怕的(96%),令人毛骨悚然的(3%),令人讨厌的(1%)
adj.可怕的;极讨厌的
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