单词 | horrendous |
释义 | hor·ren·dousBrE /hɒˈrendəs/ NAmE /hɔːˈrendəs/ , /hɑːˈrendəs/ adjective extremely shocking 令人震惊的;骇人的SYN horrific, horrifying◆ horrendous injuries 可怕的伤势(informal ) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable 讨厌得难以容忍的SYN terrible◆ horrendous traffic 糟透了的交通HELPSome speakers do not pronounce the 'h' at the beginning of horrendous and use 'an' instead of 'a' before it . This now sounds old -fashioned .有人说 horrendous 时不发 h 音,前面用 an 而不用 a,现在听起来过时了。terribleawful ⬥ horrible ⬥ dreadful ⬥ vile ⬥ horrendousThese words all describe sth that is very unpleasant.以上各词均指事物令人不快的。terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving指糟透了的、非常讨厌的、令人极不快的、可怕的、骇人的:◆What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息!◆That's a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了!awful(ratherinformal ) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving指很坏的、极讨厌的(用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不高兴的事物):◆That's an awful colour.那颜色难看得很。◆The weather last summer was awful.刚过去的夏季天气真糟糕。horrible(ratherinformal ) very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like指极坏的、十分讨厌的(用以形容令人不快的事物):◆The coffee tasted horrible.这咖啡难喝极了。dreadful(ratherinformal , especiallyBrE ) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of指糟糕透顶的、讨厌的(用以形容令人不快或反对的事物):◆What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气!vile(informal ) extremely bad or unpleasant指糟糕透顶的、可恶的、极坏的:◆There was a vile smell coming from the room.房间里传来令人恶心的气味。◆He was in a vile mood.他的心情坏极了。horrendous(ratherinformal ) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable指讨厌得难以容忍的:◆The traffic around the city was horrendous.城里的交通糟透了。Patternsterrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for sba(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thinga(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smellterrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditionsterrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weatherterrible/awful/dreadful news▸ hor·ren·dous·lyBrE /həˈrendəsli/ NAmE /həˈrendəsli/ adverb ◆ horrendously expensive 贵得离谱 |
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