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

• 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。
• I have never seen such horrific injuries
  我从来没有见过如此严重的伤势。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Although the offences were horrific it was to her credit that she had owned up.
  她的犯罪手段很残忍，但她的供认不讳还是可以认可的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。