| 单词 | horrible |
| 释义 | horrible (once / 165 pages) adj The difference between bad and horrible is like the difference between an unpleasant dream and an awful nightmare. Horrible means "causing horror," and goes back to the Latin word for “tremble” or “shudder.” A horrible thing makes you shake with fear, like a story about an atrocious crime. We also use horrible hyperbolically (which means in an over-the-top way) to criticize things. You might think you look horrible in photos, or that a new TV reality show is horrible. Do you ever wonder if something horrible is hiding in your closet? I mean, besides your plaid suit? WORD FAMILYhorrible: horribler, horriblest, horribly USAGE EXAMPLES“I would be a horrible person if I didn’t accept it,” she says. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “I used to look at myself and think, ‘I am horrible, I am a monster, subhuman,’” he said. New York Times(May 02, 2016) “It was so horrible. It smelled like gunpowder,” Uyanik said, adding that she saw two gunmen at the club. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) adj provoking horror "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill Syn atrocious, frightful, horrifying, ugly alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger |
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