| 单词 | horror |
| 释义 | horror n. & adj. --n 1. a painful feeling of loathing and fear. 2. a (often foll. by of) intense dislike. b (often foll. by at) colloq. intense dismay. 3. a a person or thing causing horror. b colloq. a bad or mischievous person etc. 4. (in pl.; prec. by the) a fit of horror, depression, or nervousness, esp. as in delirium tremens. 5. a terrified and revolted shuddering. 6. (in pl.) an exclamation of dismay. --attrib adj. (of literature, films, etc.) designed to attract by arousing pleasurable feelings of horror. Phrases and idioms Chamber of Horrors a place full of horrors (orig. a room of criminals etc. in Madame Tussaud's waxworks). horror-struck (or -stricken) horrified, shocked. Etymology: ME f. OF (h)orrour f. L horror -oris (as HORRID) |
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