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horrible adj.可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的；令人讨厌的 (1) 他一想到那种可怕的情景就感到恶心。(2) 一切都陷入可怕的混乱。(3) 战场的情景令人毛骨悚然。(4) 对于路上的司机浓雾总是很讨厌的。(5) 你别再弄出那种讨厌的响声来行不行。 Horrible means "causing horror," and goes back to the Latin word for “tremble” or “shudder.” A horrible thing makes you shake with fear, like a story about an atrocious crime. We also use horrible hyperbolically (which means in an over-the-top way) to criticize things. You might think you look horrible in photos, or that a new TV reality show is horrible. Do you ever wonder if something horrible is hiding in your closet? I mean, besides your plaid suit?

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英 ['hɒrəbl] 美 ['hɔːrəbl] (1) His heart sickened at the thought of that horrible scene.(2) Everything is in a horrible muddle.(3) The sight of the battlefield was horrible.(4) Dense fog is always horrible to the driver.(5) Will you stop making that horrible noise! The difference between bad and horrible is like the difference between an unpleasant dream and an awful nightmare. 1[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horriblyWhen trouble comes they behave selfishly and horribly.遇到麻烦时，他们表现得很自私，很差劲。2[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。horriblyA two-year-old boy was horribly murdered.一名两岁男孩惨遭杀害。3[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.   [ADJ n]  [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。horriblyOur 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。

英语单词	horrible
英美音标	英 ['hɒrəbl] 美 ['hɔːrəbl]
中文释义	adj.可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的；令人讨厌的
英语例句	(1) His heart sickened at the thought of that horrible scene. (2) Everything is in a horrible muddle. (3) The sight of the battlefield was horrible. (4) Dense fog is always horrible to the driver. (5) Will you stop making that horrible noise!
中文例句	(1) 他一想到那种可怕的情景就感到恶心。 (2) 一切都陷入可怕的混乱。 (3) 战场的情景令人毛骨悚然。 (4) 对于路上的司机浓雾总是很讨厌的。 (5) 你别再弄出那种讨厌的响声来行不行。
vocabulary简明	The difference between bad and horrible is like the difference between an unpleasant dream and an awful nightmare.
vocabulary扩展	Horrible means "causing horror," and goes back to the Latin word for “tremble” or “shudder.” A horrible thing makes you shake with fear, like a story about an atrocious crime. We also use horrible hyperbolically (which means in an over-the-top way) to criticize things. You might think you look horrible in photos, or that a new TV reality show is horrible. Do you ever wonder if something horrible is hiding in your closet? I mean, besides your plaid suit?
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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. [ADJ n] [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。 horribly 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。

Horrible Horribly Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Difference Bad Means Fear