| 单词 | horror |
| 释义 | horror (hɒrəʳ , US hɔːr- ) Word forms: horrors 1. uncountable noun B2 Horror is a feeling of great shock, fear, and worry caused by something extremely unpleasant. I felt numb with horror. As I watched in horror the boat began to power away from me. Synonyms: terror, fear, alarm, panic 2. singular noun B2 If you have a horror of something, you are afraid of it or dislike it very much. ...his horror of death. [+ of] Synonyms: hatred, disgust, loathing, aversion 3. singular noun The horror of something, especially something that hurts people, is its very great unpleasantness. ...the horror of this most bloody of civil wars. [+ of] Synonyms: atrocity, awfulness, cruelty, outrage 4. countable noun [usually plural] You can refer to extremely unpleasant or frightening experiences as horrors. Can you possibly imagine all the horrors we have undergone since I last wrote you? 5. countable noun If you refer to someone or something as a horror, you mean that you think they are very unpleasant or ugly. [informal] I didn't want to listen. I was a horror. He did well to put up with me. 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1 A horror film or story is intended to be very frightening. ...a psychological horror film. 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can refer to an account of a very unpleasant experience or event as a horror story. ...a horror story about lost luggage while flying. 8. horror of horrors phrase [PHRASE with cl] Horror of horrors is used to refer to something that you consider to be the worst part of a situation. [humorous, informal] And horror of horrors, proud of my success, my mother wanted to have lunch with me. Quotations: Where there is no imagination there is no horrorA Study in Scarlet Death holds no horrors. It is simply the ultimate horror of lifeThe Enchanted The horror! The horror!Heart of Darkness Collocations: absolute horror The dad of three said yesterday:'My reaction was absolute horror'. The Sun (2009) The technician stared in absolute horror and bolted. The Complete Stories Volume 2 (1995) To my absolute horror, the horse ran straight into a wooden fence and catapulted me forwards over it. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The world was awakening to the full horror of the camps. canada.com (2005) It was a relief to talk to other women who understood the full horror of bulimia. Coping with Bulimia (1987) I felt unable to grasp the full horror of what might so easily have happened. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I looked like an extra from a gory horror movie. The Sun (2015) She said it like it was the name of a horror movie. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The other side is like something from a horror movie. The Sun (2010) Like a well-constructed psychological horror movie, it gets under your skin. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He didn't set out to write a horror novel, but concedes 'that dark initial idea would seem very much within that genre'. Times, Sunday Times It's not a horror novel by any description. Times, Sunday Times Initially, however, the realisation he had potentially written a horror novel stumped him. Times, Sunday Times That's a real horror novel. Times, Sunday Times It only became a horror novel on the second or the third reading. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This horror show results in jaw ache - and a tension headache in their sleep-deprived partner. The Sun (2008) The previous year had been a horror show. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Three goals in four minutes was our very own inevitable horror show. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It's a horror show that is only going to get worse. Times, Sunday Times (2016) And they looked rudderless in the 5-1 horror show at Crawley. The Sun (2015) Merging flesh-creeping suggestiveness with grisly shocks, it's a horror tale of uncanny power. Times, Sunday Times This six-part series breathes new life into the classic horror tale. The Sun Some reviewers admired the allegorical qualities of the gothic horror tale and the poetry of the writing, while others read the book as straightforward genre. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As if to reinforce the point, other horror tales followed. ST Veterans themselves relate in frank and often crude language their horror tales, which are sometimes horrendous, often inspiring, and always gripping. Christianity Today In the first episode of the 'horror thriller', viewers are presented with stomach-churning scenes of monstrous mayhem. The Sun This stylish horror thriller has real bite. Times, Sunday Times Playback, a horror thriller that cost $7.5m to make, took a total of $252 on its opening weekend and, after that rush was over, another $12 in the entire first week. Times, Sunday Times Produced on a $750,000 budget, the animal horror thriller became the most successful independent motion picture of 1976 earning more than $39 million worldwide. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I can't imagine the horror if it all fell apart. The Sun Imagine my horror at this clearly baseless accusation. Times, Sunday Times Imagine the horror if he had been able physically to track them across town. Times, Sunday Times Imagine his horror at being asked to take responsibility for an orchestral performance from that vantage point. Times, Sunday Times So imagine my horror to discover now that it was only in her songs that she was so forthright. Times, Sunday Times So much so that a low-budget horror flick was filmed here in 2006. Times, Sunday Times And right now a lot of movies being made are either low-budget horror movies or giant-budget superhero movies. Times, Sunday Times Originally intended to be part of a low-budget horror series, the movie was eventually turned into a blockbuster adventure film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He appeared in dozens of low-budget horror films from the 1940s onwards, in order to finance a touring classical theatre company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There have also been a few low-budget horror films recently released that are based on this legend. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some threw up their hands in mock horror and responded with stories about how scared they had been when they spoke truth to power. Times, Sunday Times The modern guests recoil in mock horror. Times,Sunday Times Through big rimless glasses, his eyes bug out in mock horror. Globe and Mail Disparate in their interests, they all seemed to share a brilliant iconoclastic vigour and a mocking horror of the colonial cultural cringe. Times, Sunday Times Like a well-constructed psychological horror movie, it gets under your skin. Times, Sunday Times Small on budget but big on scares, the uncanny events read like a checklist for the perfect psychological horror film. The Sun It's an intriguing mix of family drama and psychological horror, always careful never entirely to come down one way or another on whether there's anything supernatural at play. Times, Sunday Times While other horror media emphasize fantastical situations such as attacks by monsters, psychological horror tends to keep the monsters hidden and to involve situations more grounded in artistic realism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To us, looking on, it was a sight of pure horror. Times, Sunday Times Neat cameos always seem so unequal to the task of evoking pure horror. Times, Sunday Times She was confronted by a scene of pure horror. The Sun Those four years built up into a time of pure horror for me. Times, Sunday Times It's a moment of pure horror. Times, Sunday Times It's more or less a real-life horror film. Christianity Today Shows like this let us peek at real-life horror from the sofa. Times, Sunday Times It seems like his life story was a real-life horror movie. The Sun The storyline draws inspiration from real-life horrors - and sources told how bosses debated the move before deciding to go ahead to raise awareness among young female fans. The Sun Others recounted the horror as rescuers led them from their rooms. Times, Sunday Times Another friend recounted the horror of suddenly discovering that he had a bald patch. Times, Sunday Times The locals inside weep and recount the horrors of what they have experienced. Times, Sunday Times The largiloquent newsreader later recounted her horror to a friend. Times, Sunday Times Perfect for fans of classic 1980s sci-fi horror. Times, Sunday Times It's potent material, and sci-fi horror as social commentary. Times,Sunday Times Sharks are no longer confined to the sea in this slapstick sci-fi horror. The Sun The duo emerge after several days in hiding and search for a way to get to safe territory and defend themselves against the invaders in this sci-fi horror. The Sun A courageous effort to make a sci-fi horror on the cheap, as astronauts discover a flesh-eating, mind-numbing bacteria. Times, Sunday Times As he boasts in his memoir, 'sheer horror of the cliché ... has preserved me from this fashionable fate'. The Times Literary Supplement Sheer horror at the prospect of organising a public event. Times, Sunday Times I could feel my face melting at the sheer horror of it. The Sun His spouse's look of sheer horror says it all. The Sun The sheer horror of events, however, must give pause. Times, Sunday Times These straddled the genres of mystery, adventure, and supernatural horror, and the plotlines often took them to exotic locales. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His early stories feature strong elements of supernatural horror. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the 70s and 80s, psychological and supernatural horror started to take over cinema. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was'a scene of almost unimaginable horror. Times, Sunday Times (2009) That poor dog suffered unimaginable horror. The Sun (2009) It is a unique and vivid record of unimaginable horror. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The closing years of her life brought unimaginable horrors. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He works with veterans who have seen unimaginable horrors, but can't deal with certain horrors of his own. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In the process innocent youngsters may be spared unimaginable horrors. The Sun (2013) The story builds, leaping backwards and forward through time, to a single moment of utter horror and despair revealed at its end. Times, Sunday Times A mixture of pity, warmth, encouragement and utter horror. Times, Sunday Times Oh, the utter horror of the revenge memoir. Times, Sunday Times I heard voices come in and to my utter horror, someone pushed open the door. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 恐怖 Japanese: 恐怖 |
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