单词 | terrible |
释义 | terrible (terɪbəl ) 1. adjective A2 A terrible experience or situation is very serious or very unpleasant. Tens of thousands more suffered terrible injuries in the world's worst industrial disaster. I often have the most terrible nightmares. Prison life, he told me, was terrible. Synonyms: bad, awful, dreadful, beastly [informal] terribly adverb [ADVERB after verb] B2 My son has suffered terribly. He has lost his best friend. Synonyms: badly, poorly, dreadfully, incompetently Synonyms: very much, greatly, very, much 2. graded adjective [feel/look ADJ] B1 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. He did feel terrible at the time but seems to be fine now. Are you all right? You look terrible. Are you sick? Synonyms: ill, sick, unwell, poorly [informal] 3. adjective A2 If something is terrible, it is very bad or of very poor quality. She admits her French is terrible. Synonyms: very bad, poor, inadequate, awful 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use terrible to emphasize the great extent or degree of something. [emphasis] I was a terrible fool, you know. I remember that now. Her death is a terrible waste. terribly adverb [usually ADVERB adjective] I'm terribly sorry to bother you at this hour. I suffered terribly when she died. Synonyms: badly, poorly, dreadfully, incompetently Synonyms: extremely, very, much, greatly Collocations: terrible burn The 16-year-old was left fighting for life with terrible burns from the drain-clearing chemical. The Sun Her story of surviving terrible burns made me cry. The Sun They examined the infant, saw his terrible burns and blisters and immediately called an ambulance. The Sun These would penetrate armour and cause terrible burns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It took him 25 years to admit that it was a 'terrible lie' which had added to the relatives' 'heartache and distress'. Times, Sunday Times I feel like your life for the past few years has been a terrible lie. Christianity Today He said that was 'a terrible lie, in that everybody knew the truth'. The Sun At the inquests he admitted that his account had been a 'terrible lie' and that he had ordered the gate to open to reduce congestion. Times, Sunday Times Some compounds, however, have primary stress on both the first and the second member, e.g. a terrible lie. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His emaciated body was discovered in his bathroom after a cleaner reported a terrible smell from his 160-a-night double room. The Sun I woke to a terrible smell of burnt haddock. Times, Sunday Times And when the builders lifted the floor to install a pump to take away excess water, they discovered the source of the terrible smell. The Sun There was this terrible smell, and in the bathroom someone had s*** in my bath. The Sun We brushed the mould off as best we could, and covered the bread with some bits of tomato juice we had left to disguise the taste and the terrible smell. Times, Sunday Times Already slightly anxious, a terrible thought suddenly strikes me. Times, Sunday Times I turned red and felt ashamed for even thinking my terrible thought about probably getting only twenty bucks. Christianity Today And when they do so, there's always a terrible thought at the back of your mind, one that comes unbidden: will they ever come back? Times, Sunday Times And all day through my experiment one terrible thought kept haunting me: how long will it take to get through that massive backlog of e-mails? Times, Sunday Times And when you've done it for a while, a terrible thought begins to cross your mind. Times, Sunday Times And it has left players, coaches and staff shaking their heads in bemusement at the terrible timing, the clumsy handling and the needlessness of interfering in mid-season. Times, Sunday Times With terrible timing, he had thrown out the voucher only a few days before. Times, Sunday Times Guilty of nothing but terrible timing, negative headlines still engender doubt in many players. Times, Sunday Times Overgrazed land, trees cut down for fuel or farmland and water supplies at full stretch are all taking a terrible toll. Times, Sunday Times Each user was photographed by cops at the time they were arrested — then again after the mind-bending substances took their terrible toll. The Sun But the stress she inflicted on herself during the preparations took a terrible toll. The Sun It could take a terrible toll on your relationship. The Sun Such slow motion wars of attrition can take a terrible toll on the opponent's nerves. Times, Sunday Times That would be a terrible waste of time. Times, Sunday Times (2016) If we don't, it would be a terrible waste. The Sun (2016) We are determined to put a stop to that terrible waste of potential. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It would be a terrible waste to leave it as a ruin. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Perhaps you could do something with our terrible weather? Times, Sunday Times However, the terrible weather may have dented profits. Times, Sunday Times Every few years, all the parties meet in a very grand building somewhere with terrible weather. Times, Sunday Times She's a star and despite the terrible weather, she looked good on parade. The Sun The rain had begun to fall, foretelling the terrible weather that would afflict the racers on their 165-mile journey. Times, Sunday Times It's like punk: when bad it's truly terrible but when good it's transcendental. Times, Sunday Times Is there really any joy to be gained from making a truly terrible noise? Times, Sunday Times He credits a truly terrible first date with bringing the two of them together. Times, Sunday Times Just send us a photograph that encapsulates your holiday, or a short review of a really brilliant or truly terrible holiday you've been on. Times, Sunday Times This community of people have developed their own biologically unique response to a truly terrible epidemic. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 很糟的 Japanese: ひどい |
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