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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 a horrific accident and I hope he recovers fully as soon as possible.
  那是个恐怖的伤，我希望他可以尽快恢复。
• Pagonis says survivors tell horrific tales of brutality, about passengers being beaten, stabbed, and raped.
  帕格尼斯说，幸存者讲述了有关偷渡者被殴打，刺伤和强奸的可怕的残暴史。
• 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。
• This particular murder case was so horrific that it shocked even the most hard-bitten of New York police officers.
  这件特殊谋杀案真是太可怕了，就连纽约最老辣的警官都为之震惊。
• The most beautiful days, the most horrific memory of the deepest hurt!
  最美的日子，最恐怖的记忆，最深的伤害！
• It was the world's second worst air disaster, a horrific re-run of the runway collision in 1977
  这是世界上第二大空难，是1977年飞机跑道相撞事件的可怕重演。