terrible

adjective

/ˈterəbl/

very unpleasant; making you feel very unhappy, upset or frightened非常讨厌的；令人极不快的；可怕的
- a terrible experience令人极不愉快的经历
- What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息！
- I've just had a terrible thought.我刚刚产生了一个可怕的念头。
- It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young.这件事发生在这么年轻的人身上真是太可怕了。
- That’s a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了！
- It smells terrible in here. 这里闻起来很难闻。
- It must have been terrible to witness the accident. 目睹这场事故一定很可怕。
Synonyms terrible
terrible
- awful
- horrible
- dreadful
- vile
- horrendous
These words all describe something that is very unpleasant.
- terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving:
  What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息！
  That’s a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了！
- awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving:指很坏的、极讨厌的（用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不高兴的事物）：
  That’s an awful colour.那颜色难看得很。
  The weather last summer was awful.刚过去的夏季天气真坏。
- horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like:指极坏的、十分讨厌的（用以形容令人不快的事物）：
  The coffee tasted horrible.这咖啡难喝极了。
- dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of:
  What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气！
- vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant:指糟糕透顶的、可恶的、极坏的：
  There was a vile smell coming from the room.房间里传来令人恶心的气味。
  He was in a vile mood.他的心情坏极了。
- horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable:指讨厌得难以容忍的：
  The traffic around the city was horrendous.城里的交通糟透了。
Patterns
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather
- terrible/awful/dreadful news
- I thought something really terrible had happened.我以为发生了非常可怕的事情。
- It must have been terrible for the survivors.对于幸存者来说那一定十分可怕。
- Nothing very terrible happened.没有发生什么特别糟糕的事情。
- He's had a terrible shock.他受到了严重的惊吓。
- How terrible for you!你们有祸了！
- It was the night of that terrible storm.那是个狂风暴雨的夜晚。
- Both his parents died when he was six; it was terrible.他六岁时父母双亡；太可怕了。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- truly
- absolutely
- …
preposition
- for
causing great harm or injury; very serious危害极大的；造成极大伤害的；非常严重的
- a terrible accident重大事故
- He had suffered terrible injuries.他受了重伤。
- I'll have to stay with her—she's in a terrible state.我得陪着她－她的状态很不好。
- The storm was terrible and caused a lot of damage.这场风暴很可怕，造成了很大的损失。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- truly
- absolutely
- …
preposition
- for
[not before noun] unhappy or ill不痛快；有病
- I feel terrible—I think I'll go to bed.我觉得难受，想去睡觉了。
- You look terrible, you'd better sit down.你看起来很糟糕，你最好坐下。
Topics Illnessa1, Feelingsa1
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- truly
- absolutely
- …
preposition
- for
(informal) of very bad quality; very bad劣质的；劣等的；拙劣的
- a terrible meal劣质餐食
- Your driving is terrible!你的驾驶技术真是糟糕透了！
- I have a terrible memory for names.我记名字很差劲。
- Cyclists claim that most city streets are in terrible condition. 骑自行车的人声称大多数城市街道的状况都很糟糕。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- truly
- absolutely
- …
preposition
- for
[only before noun] used to show the great extent or degree of something bad极度的；极其严重的
- a terrible mistake严重的错误
- to be in terrible pain处于极度痛苦之中
- The room was in a terrible mess.房间里脏乱不堪。
- It was a terrible tragedy. 这是一场可怕的悲剧。
- (informal) I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come.为劝她来，我费尽了口舌。
- You’ll be in terrible trouble if you’re late again.如果你再迟到，你的麻烦就大了。
- Sometimes the pain is so terrible I can't sleep. 有时候痛得我睡不着。

词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘causing terror’): via French from Latin terribilis, from terrere ‘frighten’.

词汇	terrible
释义	terrible adjective /ˈterəbl/ /ˈterəbl/ very unpleasant; making you feel very unhappy, upset or frightened非常讨厌的；令人极不快的；可怕的 a terrible experience令人极不愉快的经历 What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息！ I've just had a terrible thought.我刚刚产生了一个可怕的念头。 It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young.这件事发生在这么年轻的人身上真是太可怕了。 That’s a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了！ It smells terrible in here. 这里闻起来很难闻。 It must have been terrible to witness the accident. 目睹这场事故一定很可怕。 Synonyms terribleterrible awful horrible dreadful vile horrendous These words all describe something that is very unpleasant. terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving: What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息！ That’s a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了！ awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving:指很坏的、极讨厌的（用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不高兴的事物）： That’s an awful colour.那颜色难看得很。 The weather last summer was awful.刚过去的夏季天气真坏。 horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like:指极坏的、十分讨厌的（用以形容令人不快的事物）： The coffee tasted horrible.这咖啡难喝极了。 dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of: What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气！ vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant:指糟糕透顶的、可恶的、极坏的： There was a vile smell coming from the room.房间里传来令人恶心的气味。 He was in a vile mood.他的心情坏极了。 horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable:指讨厌得难以容忍的： The traffic around the city was horrendous.城里的交通糟透了。 Patterns terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather terrible/awful/dreadful news I thought something really terrible had happened.我以为发生了非常可怕的事情。 It must have been terrible for the survivors.对于幸存者来说那一定十分可怕。 Nothing very terrible happened.没有发生什么特别糟糕的事情。 He's had a terrible shock.他受到了严重的惊吓。 How terrible for you!你们有祸了！ It was the night of that terrible storm.那是个狂风暴雨的夜晚。 Both his parents died when he was six; it was terrible.他六岁时父母双亡；太可怕了。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really truly absolutely … preposition for causing great harm or injury; very serious危害极大的；造成极大伤害的；非常严重的 a terrible accident重大事故 He had suffered terrible injuries.他受了重伤。 I'll have to stay with her—she's in a terrible state.我得陪着她－她的状态很不好。 The storm was terrible and caused a lot of damage.这场风暴很可怕，造成了很大的损失。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really truly absolutely … preposition for [not before noun] unhappy or ill不痛快；有病 I feel terrible—I think I'll go to bed.我觉得难受，想去睡觉了。 You look terrible, you'd better sit down.你看起来很糟糕，你最好坐下。 Topics Illnessa1, Feelingsa1 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really truly absolutely … preposition for (informal) of very bad quality; very bad劣质的；劣等的；拙劣的 a terrible meal劣质餐食 Your driving is terrible!你的驾驶技术真是糟糕透了！ I have a terrible memory for names.我记名字很差劲。 Cyclists claim that most city streets are in terrible condition. 骑自行车的人声称大多数城市街道的状况都很糟糕。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really truly absolutely … preposition for [only before noun] used to show the great extent or degree of something bad极度的；极其严重的 a terrible mistake严重的错误 to be in terrible pain处于极度痛苦之中 The room was in a terrible mess.房间里脏乱不堪。 It was a terrible tragedy. 这是一场可怕的悲剧。 (informal) I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come.为劝她来，我费尽了口舌。 You’ll be in terrible trouble if you’re late again.如果你再迟到，你的麻烦就大了。 Sometimes the pain is so terrible I can't sleep. 有时候痛得我睡不着。词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘causing terror’): via French from Latin terribilis, from terrere ‘frighten’.
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