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

• The aid coming in has made no impression on the horrific death rates.
  逐渐到达的救援对可怕的死亡率并没有起到什么作用。
• It was during these years that Eichmann became the stuff of horrific legend.
  就在这几年，艾希曼成为了传说中的恐怖大亨。
• 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。
• 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。
• She described the tornado as one of the most horrific disasters her state has ever faced.
  她表示，这场龙卷风是该州所经历过的最可怕的灾难之一。
• The slaughter was horrific.
  屠杀令人震惊。
• As you can see, we have three horrific gunshot wounds.
  你可以看到，这由3个可怕的枪伤。
• African belief in witchcraft has also led to horrific murders and mutilations in recent years.
  对巫术的迷信也导致了近些年惨无人道的杀戮和肢解案件。
• Productive grief passes through you in waves, which feel horrific, but which steadily erode your sadness.
  有成果的悲伤行为是一阵阵波浪的方式产生，它们感觉可怕，但是却在稳定地腐蚀你的悲。
• Hip, hip, horrific is our thing.
  髋关节，髋关节，可怕的是我们的事。