Horror Refer Unpleasant Great Extremely I N Sing N Count

英[ˈhɒrə(r)] 美[ˈhɔrə(r)]

n.恐怖，可怕的事物;嫌恶，痛恨;讨厌的人或事;〈口〉非常丑恶;

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震惊;恐惧;惊恐

Horror is a feeling of great shock, fear, and worry caused by something extremely unpleasant.

例：I felt numb with horror...我惊呆了。

例：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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惧怕;憎恶

If you have a horror of something, you are afraid of it or dislike it very much.

例：...his horror of death.他对死亡的惧怕

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恐怖性;残酷

The horror of something, especially something that hurts people, is its very great unpleasantness.

例：...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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极其不愉快（或可怕）的经历

You can refer to extremely unpleasant or frightening experiences as horrors .

例：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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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.

例：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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（影片或故事）情节恐怖的，惊悚的

A horror film or story is intended to be very frightening.

例：...a psychological horror film.心理恐怖片

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（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.

例：...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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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.

例：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。

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