4N-COUNT [usually plural]极其不愉快(或可怕)的经历 You can refer to extremely unpleasant or frightening experiences as horrors . 极其不愉快(或可怕)的经历
Can you possibly imagine all the horrors we have undergone since I last wrote you?
你能想象得出自从我上次给你写信以来我们所经历的所有可怕事情吗?
5N-COUNT 极讨厌(或丑陋)的人(或事物) If you refer to someone or something as a horror, you mean that you think they are very unpleasant or ugly. 极讨厌(或丑陋)的人(或事物) [informal]
Our host was arrogant and offensive. How his sweet wife could tolerate such a horror was baffling.
招待我们的男主人傲慢无礼。真不知道他温柔的妻子怎么能容忍这样一个讨厌的家伙。
6ADJ [ADJ n](影片或故事)情节恐怖的,惊悚的 A horror film or story is intended to be very frightening. (影片或故事)情节恐怖的,惊悚的
...a psychological horror film.
心理恐怖片
7ADJ [ADJ n](经历或事件)非常不愉快的 You can refer to an account of a very unpleasant experience or event as a horror story. (经历或事件)非常不愉快的
...a horror story about lost luggage while flying.
乘飞机旅行时丢失行李的糟糕经历
8PHRASE [PHRASE with cl]最糟糕不过的事情Horror of horrors is used to refer to something that you consider to be the worst part of a situation. 最糟糕不过的事情 [humorous, informal]
The company has already boosted its share of the UK tea market with its round tea bags. Now it is successfully converting the nation to (horror of horrors) instant tea.
1feeling of fear/shock驚恐ADJECTIVE | VERB + HORROR | HORROR + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤abject, absolute, pure, sheer, utter非常恐懼;萬分的恐懼◇The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜間工作我就覺得慘兮兮的。➤mock故作驚恐狀◇She raised her hands in mock horror when she saw my new haircut.她一看見我新做的髮型就揚起雙手,裝出一副受驚的樣子。VERB + HORROR➤feel, have感覺害怕;心懷恐懼◇She felt horror and pity at seeing Marcus so ill.看到馬庫斯病得如此嚴重,她又害怕又同情。◇She had a horror of snakes.她怕蛇。➤fill sb with令某人滿心恐懼◇The possibility of meeting him again filled me with horror.想到有可能再次遇到他,我滿心恐懼。➤imagine想像恐懼◇Imagine my horror when I discovered I'd be working for my ex-wife.我發現自己將要為前妻工作,想像一下多麼嚇人。➤overcome克服恐懼➤recoil in由於恐懼而退縮◇Anna recoiled in horror as the spider approached.當蜘蛛爬過來時,安娜嚇得直往後縮。➤express表現出恐懼HORROR + NOUN➤film, movie, story恐怖電影;恐怖故事◇They were trying to scare each other with horror stories about going to the dentist.他們講述看牙醫的恐怖故事,互相嚇唬。PREPOSITION➤in horror驚恐地◇They watched in horror as the aircraft crashed to the ground.他們看着飛機墜毀在地面上,驚駭莫名。➤to your horror令人恐懼◇To his horror, he saw a dead body lying beside the road.令他十分驚恐的是,他看到一具死屍躺在路邊。➤with horror驚恐地◇He realized with absolute horror that he no longer had the money.他萬分驚惶地發現錢不見了。➤horror of對⋯的恐懼◇I'm trying to overcome my horror of insects.我正努力克服自己對昆蟲的恐懼感。PHRASES➤a look of horror大驚失色horror
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2sth frightening/shocking令人驚恐的事物ADJECTIVE | VERB + HORRORADJECTIVE➤full, real, true十足的恐怖◇He never experienced the full horrors of trench warfare.他從來沒有真正體驗過塹壕戰的恐怖。➤ultimate極度恐怖◇I used to regard public speaking as the ultimate horror.我曾經覺得當眾演講是極度可怕的事。➤unspeakable不可名狀的恐懼VERB + HORROR➤commit, inflict, perpetrate製造恐怖事件;實施恐怖行動◇He had witnessed horrors committed by the enemy.他親眼目睹了敵人製造的種種慘況。➤experience, know, suffer經歷恐怖事件▸➤see, witness親眼目睹慘狀▸➤describe描述慘狀