Apedia

Horror N Refer Film I Unpleasant Back Means

英语单词 horror
英美音标 英 ['hɒrə(r)] 美 ['hɔːrər]
中文释义 n.恐怖;战栗;厌恶;震惊
adj.恐怖的
英语例句 (1) He was filled with horror at the bad news.
(2) At the sight of the snake, he drew back in horror.
(3) Her eyes were popping out with horror.
(4) The news struck him with horror.
(5) That horror film made my blood run cold.
(6) She doesn't like to watch horror films.
中文例句 (1) 听到这个坏消息,他心里充满恐怖。
(2) 一瞧见那蛇,他便吓得缩了回来。
(3) 她吓得眼睛都瞪圆了。
(4) 那消息使他震惊。
(5) 那部恐怖影片使我毛骨悚然。
(6) 她不喜欢看恐怖电影。
vocabulary简明 The noun horror means intense fear, so you can use it when you describe the horror you felt when you dreamed you were flying on a bumpy airplane with a bunch of clowns.
vocabulary扩展 Horror is a powerful word that refers to a powerful feeling, either of terror, disgust, or shock. You might reel back from the horror of a smelly locker room, or gasp in horror at a gory scene in a movie. Horror can also be used to describe the genre of film that might make you gasp: a horror movie. The Latin word horror means "bristling, roughness, rudeness, shaking, or trembling."
柯林斯解释
1
[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。

2
[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

3
[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

4
[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?

5
[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。

6
[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

7
[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

8
[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.

    该公司已经凭借其袋泡茶提高了自己在英国茶叶市场的占有份额。现在它正在成功地使该国人民改喝(最可怕不过的)速溶茶。

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Recording video 英 rɪ'kɔːdɪŋ] 美 rɪ'kɔːrdɪŋ n.录音 动词record的现在分词 preview

Previous card: Consensus movie people 英 kən'sensəs] 美 kən'sensəs n.一致;同意;共识 parties

Up to card list: 17641 COCA words