My son has suffered terribly. He has lost his best friend.
我儿子遭受了巨大痛苦,他失去了最要好的朋友。
2ADJ-GRADED [feel/lookADJ](感觉或看起来)病得很重的,心情很糟的 If you feel terrible, you feel extremely ill or unhappy. If you tell someone that they look terrible, you mean that they look as if they are extremely ill or unhappy. (感觉或看起来)病得很重的,心情很糟的
He did feel terrible at the time but seems to be fine now.
他当时确实很难受,但现在似乎好了。
Are you all right? You look terrible. Are you sick?
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound可怕;感到可怕;看上去駭人;好像可怕;聽起來可怕ADVERB➤really, truly實在/十分可怕◇I thought something really terrible had happened.我以為發生了非常可怕的事情。➤absolutely, just, quite, simply十分可怕;真可怕;簡直可怕◇He suddenly collapsed-it was simply terrible.他突然昏倒了 - 簡直太可怕了。➤pretty, rather頗為/相當可怕▸➤very很可怕◇Nothing very terrible happened.沒有發生什麼特別糟糕的事情。PREPOSITION➤for對⋯來說可怕◇It must have been terrible for the survivors.對於幸存者來說那一定十分可怕。
terrible adj. ⇨terrible1 (terrible news)⇨terrible2 (a terrible mess)⇨terrible3 (a terrible accident)⇨terrible4 (terrible acting)terrible1
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➡ See also the entry for bad另见bad条a terrible thing to say难听的话a terrible mess脏乱不堪a terrible accident可怕的事故The acting was terrible.表演糟透了。➡ See also the entries for bad and disgusting1另见bad条和disgusting条第1义terrible ♦︎ awful ♦︎ horrible ♦︎ dreadful ♦︎ vile ♦︎ horrendousThese words all describe sth that is very unpleasant.这些词均形容事物令人不快。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful for sb◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful / a vile thing◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a vile smell◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful / a vile business◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrendous time◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful noise / thought / feeling / shock◆the terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful truth◆terrible / awful / dreadful / vile / horrendous conditions◆terrible / awful / dreadful / vile weather◆terrible / awful / dreadful news◆really / pretty terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / vile / horrendous◆rather terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / vile◆absolutely / truly terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / horrendous■terriblevery bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving糟透了的;非常讨厌的;骇人的◆What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息!◆How terrible for you!你们有祸了!◆It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young.这件事发生在这么年轻的人身上真是太可怕了。◆That's a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了!◆I feel terrible-I think I'll go to bed.我觉得难受,想去睡觉了。◆I feel terrible: it could so easily have ended in tragedy and I just didn't think.我真感到后怕:这本来很容易酿成悲剧,可我当时连想都没想。OPPgood ⇨ nice1■awful (especiallyspoken) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving很坏的,极讨厌的(用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不满的事物)◆That's an awful colour.那颜色难看得很。◆I feel awful-maybe it was something I ate.我感觉很不好,也许是因为我吃了什么东西。◆I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.我忘了她的生日,感到很过意不去。◆The awful thing is, it was my fault.糟糕的是,那是我的过错。◆'They didn't even offer to pay.' 'Oh that's awful.'“他们甚至不主动付钱。”“哦,真不像话。”■horrible (especiallyspoken) very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like极坏的,十分讨厌的(用以形容令人不快的事物)◆What a horrible child.这个孩子糟透了。◆The coffee tasted horrible.这咖啡难喝极了。◆It was horrible sitting there all on my own.就我一个人坐在那里,这样感觉很糟。■dreadful ˈdredfl (especially BrE, especiallyspoken) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of很坏的,极讨厌的(用以形容令人不快或不满的事物)◆What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气!◆What a dreadful thing to say!话说得太难听了!◆It's dreadful the way they treat their employees.他们对待员工的方式糟糕透了。◆How dreadful!多讨厌啊!■vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant糟糕透顶的;可恶的;极坏的◆There was a vile smell coming from the locked room.从上锁的房门后传出令人恶心的气味。◆It was a vile business from beginning to end.由始至终这都是种肮脏可耻的生意。■horrendoushɒˈrendəs; NAmEhɔːˈrendəs, hɑːˈrendəs (ratherinformal) (of problems) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable(问题)糟糕透顶的,不能容忍的◆The traffic around the city was horrendous.这座城市各处交通都糟透了。terrible2
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➡ See also the entry for bad另见bad条a terrible thing to say难听的话a terrible mess脏乱不堪a terrible accident可怕的事故The acting was terrible.表演糟透了。terrible ♦︎ awfulThese are both words that are used to emphasize how bad or extreme sb/sth is.这两个词均表示极其严重的、极度的、非常的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a terrible / an awful mistake / mess / nuisance / disappointment◆a terrible / an awful fool / snob◆a / an really / truly / absolutely / pretty / rather terrible / awful...■terrible [only before noun] (informal, especiallyspoken) used to emphasize how bad or extreme sb/sth is极其严重的;极度的◆The room was in a terrible mess.房间里脏乱不堪。◆I had a terrible job(= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come.为了劝她来,我费尽口舌。◆You'll be in terrible trouble if you're late again.如果你再迟到,你的麻烦就大了。■awful [only before noun] (informal, especiallyspoken) used to emphasize sth such as an amount, a quality or how bad sth is(强调数量、品质或糟糕程度等)非常的,很多的,严重的◆It's going to cost an awful lot of money.这要花非常多的钱。◆The whole thing has been an awful nuisance.整件事都非常讨厌。ⓘ When awful is used to emphasize an amount, it does not always refer to sth bad.当awful用于强调数量或程度时,不一定总是指坏事◆I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.我觉得身体比昨天好多了。terrible3
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➡ See also the entry for bad另见bad条a terrible thing to say难听的话a terrible mess脏乱不堪a terrible accident可怕的事故The acting was terrible.表演糟透了。terrible ♦︎ awful ♦︎ appalling ♦︎ horrible ♦︎ dreadful ♦︎ horrific ♦︎ horrifying ♦︎ gruesomeThese words all describe sth that is extremely shocking or frightening, or that causes great harm.这些词均表示令人震惊的、骇人听闻的,或造成极大伤害的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a terrible / an awful / an appalling / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrific / a horrifying / a gruesome scene / sight◆a terrible / an awful / an appalling / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrific crime◆terrible / appalling / horrible / dreadful / horrific injuries◆terrible / awful / appalling / horrible / dreadful / horrific pain / suffering◆a terrible / an awful / an appalling / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrific nightmare◆a terrible / an awful / an appalling / a horrible / a dreadful tragedy◆terrible / awful / appalling / dreadful consequences◆a terrible / an appalling / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrific / a horrifying accident / incident◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrific / a horrifying / a gruesome death◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful / a gruesome fate◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful cry / scream◆a terrible / an awful / a dreadful / a horrific / a horrifying / a gruesome ordeal◆a terrible / a dreadful / horrific / gruesome attack◆a terrible / horrible / dreadful / horrific / gruesome murder◆a terrible / a horrible / a horrific slaughter / massacre◆to be in a terrible / an awful / an appalling / a dreadful state◆absolutely / quite terrible / awful / appalling / horrible / dreadful / horrific / horrifying◆truly terrible / awful / appalling / horrible / dreadful / horrific / gruesome◆really terrible / awful / appalling / horrible / dreadful / horrific◆particularly terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / horrific / horrifying / gruesome◆pretty terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / horrific / gruesome◆It's terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / horrific / horrifying to see / think...■terriblevery bad or serious; involving great harm or injury非常严重的;危害极大的;造成极大伤害的◆He had suffered terrible injuries.他受了重伤。◆It was the night of that terrible storm.那是个狂风暴雨的夜晚。◆I'll have to stay with her-she's in a terrible state.我得陪着她-她的状态很不好。▸terribly
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◆They suffered terribly when their son was killed.儿子遇难之后,他们悲痛欲绝。◆The experiment went terribly wrong.这次实验出了大问题。■awfulvery bad or shocking; involving great suffering骇人听闻的;可怕的;痛苦的◆He had never known the awful horrors of war.此前他从不知晓战争是如此恐怖。◆I woke from the most awful nightmare.我从极其可怕的噩梦中醒来。OPPgreat ⇨ great1■appalling əˈpɔːlɪŋ (BrEorformal, NAmE) very bad or shocking; involving great suffering or cruelty骇人听闻的;可怕的;痛苦的;残忍的◆The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。◆The regime has an appalling record on human rights.那个政权的人权记录极其糟糕。▸appallingly
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◆They had to work under appallingly difficult circumstances.他们不得不在极为困难的环境下工作。NOTE辨析 Terrible, awful or appalling?Awful is used more often to describe events and experiences. Typical collocates are dream, event, experience, happening and nightmare. Appalling is most often used to describe accidents, crimes and the results of these as well as bad social conditions. Typical collocates are accident, atrocity, tragedy, attack, crash, injuries,conditions, deprivation, hardship, human rights record and poverty. Appalling is mostly used in British English. You can use terrible in all these examples in both British and American English, although it is slightly less strong than appalling. * awful更常描述事件和经历,常见搭配词有dream、event、experience、happening和nightmare。appalling最常描述事故、犯罪及其结果,以及不良的社会状况,常见搭配词有accident、atrocity、tragedy、attack、crash、injury、condition、deprivation、hardship、human rights record和poverty。appalling最常用于英式英语中。在美式和英式英语中,所有这些例子均可用terrible,但terrible比appalling语气稍弱。■horribleextremely shocking or frightening令人震惊的;恐怖的◆She woke from a horrible nightmare.她从恐怖的噩梦中醒来。ⓘ When horrible is used in this meaning, it is usually used with words such as murder, mutilation, nightmare, injuries, slaughter and screaming, or in the phrase It was horrible.表达此义时,horrible一般与murder、mutilation、nightmare、injury、slaughter和screaming连用,或用于It was horrible这一惯用法中。▸horribly
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◆The experiment went horribly wrong.这次实验出了大问题。■dreadful ˈdredfl [usually before noun] terrible非常严重的;危害极大的;造成极大伤害的◆There's been a dreadful accident.曾经发生过一起可怕的事故。▸dreadfully
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◆They suffered dreadfully during the war.他们在战争中遭受了巨大的痛苦。NOTE辨析 Terrible or dreadful?Terrible often suggests that you are personally upset by the experience; using dreadful can suggest that you are personally slightly less emotionally involved in the experience. * terrible常意味着说话者对某事打心里觉得难过,用dreadful可意味着说话者投入的个人情感略少。■horrific həˈrɪfɪk extremely shocking or frightening令人震惊的;恐怖的◆There's been a horrific murder.曾经发生过一起骇人听闻的谋杀。◆Her injuries were horrific.她的伤势极为严重。◆She's been through a horrific ordeal.她经历了极为恐怖的磨难。■horrifyingextremely shocking or frightening令人震惊的;恐怖的◆It was a horrifying experience.那是非常可怕的经历。◆It's horrifying to see such poverty.看到这种贫困状况令人震惊。NOTE辨析 Horrific or horrifying?Horrific is often used to talk about things which affect people directly, such as injuries, wounds, burns and death. Horrifying is more often used with words for events and experiences, such as accident, dream, event, incident, ordeal, sight and story. It is also used in the expression it's horrifying to see/think sth. * horrific常描述对人有直接影响的事物,如injury、wound、burn和death。horrifying更常与表示事件或经历的词连用,如accident、dream、event、incident、ordeal、sight和story。horrifying还用于it's horrifying to see/think sth这种句式◆It's horrific to see such poverty.■gruesome ˈgruːsəm very unpleasant and filling you with horror, usually because it is connected with death or injury(常因与死亡或伤害有关)令人厌恶的,恐怖的,可怕的◆a particularly gruesome murder特别骇人听闻的谋杀◆We were shown gruesome pictures of dead bodies.给我们展示了恐怖的死人照片。terrible4
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➡ See also the entry for bad另见bad条a terrible thing to say难听的话a terrible mess脏乱不堪a terrible accident可怕的事故The acting was terrible.表演糟透了。terrible ♦︎ abysmal ♦︎ atrociousThese words all describe sth that is very bad or of a very low standard.这些词均表示劣质的、劣等的、拙劣的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a terrible / an abysmal / an atrocious record◆a terrible / an abysmal lack◆a terrible / an atrocious performance◆terrible / atrocious weather / behaviour◆absolutely terrible / abysmal◆quite terrible / atrocious■terrible (informal) very bad; of a very low standard劣质的;劣等的;拙劣的◆We had a terrible meal at that restaurant.我们在那家餐厅吃了顿很难吃的饭。◆I have a terrible memory for names.我记名字很差劲。◆Your driving is terrible!你的驾驶技术真是糟透了!ⓘ In this meaning terrible is less serious, less frequent and more informal than in some of its other meanings: a terrible thing to say and a terrible accident are more unpleasant or more serious than a terrible meal. * terrible的这一义项相比其他义项而言较不严肃、不常用,且较非正式:a terrible thing to say和a terrible accident比a terrible meal更令人不快或更严肃。■abysmal əˈbɪzməl very bad; of a very low standard极坏的;糟透的◆His manners are abysmal.他一点礼貌也没有。◆The council has an abysmal record on education.那个委员会在教育事务上毫无建树。■atrociousəˈtrəʊʃəs; NAmEəˈtroʊʃəsvery bad; of a very low standard极坏的;糟透的◆Isn't the weather atrocious?天气糟透了,不是吗?◆She speaks French with an atrocious accent.她讲的法语有很蹩脚的口音。NOTE辨析 Terrible, abysmal or atrocious?These words are all very similar and in many cases you can use any of them; terrible is used especially when sth is very poor quality or is done badly; abysmal is used especially to talk about sth that you think is morally bad; atrocious is used especially to talk about sth that is unpleasant or done or performed badly.这三个词意思非常相似,在许多情况下可以通用。terrible尤指某物质量很差或事情干得很糟;abysmal尤修饰不道德的事情;atrocious尤指某事物令人不快,或事情干得或执行得很差。