horrific

英 [həˈrɪfɪk]

美 [həˈrɪfɪk]

adj.  极坏的; 令人震惊的; 令人惊恐的; 极差的; 很不愉快的

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Collins.1 / BNC.8628 / COCA.9137

牛津词典

adj.

• 极坏的；令人震惊的；令人惊恐的
  extremely bad and shocking or frightening
  1. a horrific murder/accident/attack, etc.
     骇人听闻的谋杀、事故、攻击等
  2. Her injuries were horrific.
     她的伤势极为严重。
• 极差的；很不愉快的
  very bad or unpleasant
  1. We had a horrific trip.
     我们的旅行糟糕透顶。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （攻击、事故、伤势等）令人震惊的，极其可怕的，十分严重的
  If you describe a physical attack, accident, or injury ashorrific, you mean that it is very bad, so that people are shocked when they see it or think about it.
  1. I have never seen such horrific injuries...
     我从来没有见过如此严重的伤势。
  2. The slaughter was horrific.
     屠杀令人震惊。
• ADJ-GRADED 大得令人厌恶的
  If you describe something ashorrific, you mean that it is so big that it is extremely unpleasant.
  1. ...piling up horrific extra amounts of money on top of your original debt.
     在你原来债务的基础上又高筑债台

英英释义

adj

• causing fear or dread or terror
  1. the awful war
  2. an awful risk
  3. dire news
  4. a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
  5. the dread presence of the headmaster
  6. polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
  7. a dreadful storm
  8. a fearful howling
  9. horrendous explosions shook the city
  10. a terrible curse
  Synonym:awfuldiredirefuldread(a)dreadeddreadfulfearfulfearsomefrighteninghorrendousterrible
• grossly offensive to decency or morality
  1. subjected to outrageous cruelty
  2. a hideous pattern of injustice
  3. horrific conditions in the mining industry
  Synonym:hideoushorridoutrageous

双语例句

• Due to the horrific traffic this is the only option.
  考虑到可怕的交通，这是唯一的选择。
• Before we had our child the idea of staying in every night would have been horrific.
  在有孩子前，我们认为每天晚上呆在家里的想法是很可怕的。
• Not only that, but they are embarrassing, horrific and unattractive for the sufferer.
  不仅如此，他们是尴尬的，可怕的和不具吸引力的受害者。
• It's impossible to forget such horrific events& they linger in the memory forever.
  不可能忘掉这么恐怖的事件一它们会永远留在记忆中。
• This is a horrific way to die and a clear signal of utter, unbearable misery.
  这是一种可怕的死法，也是一个明确的信号，表明她们的境遇极度悲惨，无法忍受。
• On taking office he called the Kunduz airstrike militarily "appropriate" despite its horrific death toll.
  甫一上任，他就鼓吹昆都士的空袭是军事上“合适”的，尽管死亡人数非常惊人。
• Hip, hip, horrific is our thing.
  髋关节，髋关节，可怕的是我们的事。
• The slaughter was horrific.
  屠杀令人震惊。
• We had a horrific trip.
  我们的旅行糟糕透顶。
• He had horrific injuries to his legs.
  他的腿受了伤，让人触目惊心。