词汇 | horror |
释义 | horror (adjective) horror 5 ENTRIES FOUND: horror (noun) horror (adjective) horror show (noun) horror story (noun) shock (adjective) 1 horror /ˈhorɚ/ noun plural horrors 1 horror /ˈhorɚ/ noun plural horrors Learner's definition of HORROR 1 [noncount] : a very strong feeling of fear, dread, and shock惊恐;震惊 There was a look of horror on her face.她一脸惊恐的表情。 He saw to his horror that he couldn't escape. [=he was horrified to see that he couldn't escape]他发觉无法逃脱后感到十分惊恐。 The crowd watched in horror as the fire spread.群众惊恐地看着火势蔓延。 2 [noncount] : the quality of something that causes feelings of fear, dread, and shock : the horrible or shocking quality or character of something令人惊恐;令人震惊 His friends were shocked by the horror of his death.他惨死的消息令他的朋友们很震惊。 the horror of war战争的恐怖 3 : something that causes feelings of fear, dread, and shock : something that is shocking and horrible引起惊恐的事物;令人震惊的事物 [count] His crimes were unspeakable horrors.他犯下的都是无法形容的恐怖罪行。 His memoirs recount the horrors of the war.他的回忆录里追叙了那场战争的种种恐怖事件。 [noncount] tales of horror恐怖故事 4 [count] chiefly British, informal : a child who behaves very badly调皮捣蛋的孩子 Their children are perfect little horrors!他们的孩子都是十足的小捣蛋鬼! have a horror of : to have a strong dislike for or fear of (something)对…强烈厌恶(或恐惧) Some students seem to have a horror of using the dictionary.有的学生似乎很讨厌用字典。 Like many teenagers, she has a horror of being seen in public with her parents.她和许多青少年一样,非常讨厌在公共场合被人看见自己和父母待在一起。 He has a horror of being caught unprepared.他害怕被逮个措手不及。 horror of horrors informal + humorous — used to describe something as shocking or horrible用于描述令人震惊或惊恐的事物 There was no television at the cabin, so—horror of horrors!—we had to spend the evenings reading books and playing board games.船舱里居然没有电视!天哪!我们晚上只能看书和下棋了。 shock horror — see 3shock 2 horror /ˈhorɚ/ adjective 2 horror /ˈhorɚ/ adjective Learner's definition of HORROR always used before a noun : intended to cause feelings of fear or horror意在引起恐惧感的 a horror movie恐怖电影 He writes horror novels.他写恐怖小说。 |
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