chamber of horrors
noun /ˌtʃeɪmbər əv ˈhɒrəz/
/ˌtʃeɪmbər əv ˈhɔːrərz/
[singular]- a place displaying objects used to kill people in a cruel and painful way or scenes showing how they died, which people visit for entertainment
（博物馆中的）恐怖物像陈列室 - My son enjoyed a visit to the grisly Chamber of Horrors in the basement.
我儿子喜欢参观地下室恐怖的密室。 - (figurative) The dentist's surgery was a real chamber of horrors for me.
牙医的手术对我来说真是一个充满恐惧的房间。
词源mid 19th cent.: from the name given to a room in Madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition. - My son enjoyed a visit to the grisly Chamber of Horrors in the basement.