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macabre adj.恐怖的；令人毛骨悚然的；以死亡为主题的 (1) 就算是一次成功的电刑，它也是很恐怖的。 This word first appeared in English in the context of the "Dance of Death," recounted in literature as the figure of Death leading people in a dance to the grave, and translated from the Old French Danse Macabre. The Macabre part of the phrase is thought to be an alteration of Macabe "a Maccabee," an allusions to the Maccabees, who were a Jewish people who led a revolt against Syria about 166 B.C. and were martyred in the process.

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英 [mə'kɑːbrə] 美 [mə'kɑːbrə] (1) Even a successful electrocution is macabre. The adjective macabre is used to describe things that involve the horror of death or violence. If a story involves lots of blood and gore, you can call it macabre. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人毛骨悚然的；恐怖的；可怕的；与死亡(或伤害)有关的 You describe something such as an event or story as macabre when it is strange and horrible or upsetting, usually because it involves death or injury.   [usu ADJ n]Police have made a macabre discovery...警方有一个令人毛骨悚然的发现。Mr Dahl was well-known for his macabre adult stories called 'Tales of the Unexpected'.达尔先生以成人恐怖小说集《意料之外的故事》闻名于世。

英语单词	macabre
英美音标	英 [mə'kɑːbrə] 美 [mə'kɑːbrə]
中文释义	adj.恐怖的；令人毛骨悚然的；以死亡为主题的
英语例句	(1) Even a successful electrocution is macabre.
中文例句	(1) 就算是一次成功的电刑，它也是很恐怖的。
vocabulary简明	The adjective macabre is used to describe things that involve the horror of death or violence. If a story involves lots of blood and gore, you can call it macabre.
vocabulary扩展	This word first appeared in English in the context of the "Dance of Death," recounted in literature as the figure of Death leading people in a dance to the grave, and translated from the Old French Danse Macabre. The Macabre part of the phrase is thought to be an alteration of Macabe "a Maccabee," an allusions to the Maccabees, who were a Jewish people who led a revolt against Syria about 166 B.C. and were martyred in the process.
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]令人毛骨悚然的；恐怖的；可怕的；与死亡(或伤害)有关的 You describe something such as an event or story as macabre when it is strange and horrible or upsetting, usually because it involves death or injury. [usu ADJ n] Police have made a macabre discovery... 警方有一个令人毛骨悚然的发现。 Mr Dahl was well-known for his macabre adult stories called 'Tales of the Unexpected'. 达尔先生以成人恐怖小说集《意料之外的故事》闻名于世。

Macabre Death Describe Story Involves People 英 Mə'Kɑːbrə] 美