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

• On taking office he called the Kunduz airstrike militarily "appropriate" despite its horrific death toll.
  甫一上任，他就鼓吹昆都士的空袭是军事上“合适”的，尽管死亡人数非常惊人。
• From this horrific background a quietly spoken, thoughtful young woman has emerged.
  在这悲惨的背景中，一个娴静、善解人意的年轻女子长大了。
• Before we had our child the idea of staying in every night would have been horrific.
  在有孩子前，我们认为每天晚上呆在家里的想法是很可怕的。
• He had horrific injuries to his legs.
  他的腿受了伤，让人触目惊心。
• As you can see, we have three horrific gunshot wounds.
  你可以看到，这由3个可怕的枪伤。
• It was during these years that Eichmann became the stuff of horrific legend.
  就在这几年，艾希曼成为了传说中的恐怖大亨。
• It is a horrific tragedy and I want everyone to know that our hearts and prayers go out to them.
  这是一个可怕的悲剧，我想要每个人都知道我们的心和祈祷都向着他们。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。