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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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

• As you can see, we have three horrific gunshot wounds.
  你可以看到，这由3个可怕的枪伤。
• 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。
• This last horrific thing happened only a few weeks ago.
  而仅仅在几个星期以前，又发生了一件令人恐怖的事情。
• It was the last picture I took on that horrific day, but it remains the most memorable.
  这是在那恐怖的一天我拍的最后一张照片，但却是最令人难忘的。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is a horrific tragedy and demonstrates the indiscriminate killing of civilians from IEDs planted by insurgents.
  这是个极其可怕的灾难，并展示了叛乱分子安置的简易***不加区别的平民杀戳。
• The trip will change their lives as they are forced into a fight for survival against a horrific monster.
  这次旅行将会改变他们所有人的生活，因为他们已经卷入了一场为生存而对抗可怕怪物的战斗。
• The real picture is more horrific and stronger but one must conjure up all the associative thoughts and emotions it evokes.
  真实的画面更恐怖也更震撼，但是它带来的种种感受和情绪需要你自己去联想。
• 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。