horrific
adjective /həˈrɪfɪk/
/həˈrɪfɪk/
- extremely bad and making you feel shocked or frightened
synonym horrifying极坏的;令人震惊的;令人惊恐的 - a horrific murder/accident/attack, etc.
骇人听闻的谋杀、事故、攻击等 - Her injuries were horrific.
她的伤势极为严重。 - She’s been through a horrific ordeal.
她经历了极为恐怖的磨难。
- Some of the scenes we witnessed were quite horrific.
我们亲眼目睹的场面之中有些令人毛骨悚然。 - There's been a horrific murder.
曾经发生过一起骇人听闻的谋杀。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- really
- absolutely
- quite
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- a horrific murder/accident/attack, etc.
- (informal) very bad or unpleasant
synonym horrendous极差的;很不愉快的 - We had a horrific trip.
我们的旅行糟糕透顶。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- really
- absolutely
- quite
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- We had a horrific trip.
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin horrificus, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder’.