horrific

英 [hɒ'rɪfɪk] 美[hə'rɪfɪk]
  • adj. 可怕的;令人毛骨悚然的

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副词: horrifically;

英英释意


1. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror;
"subjected to outrageous cruelty"
"a hideous pattern of injustice"
"horrific conditions in the mining industry"
2. causing fear or dread or terror;
"the awful war"
"an awful risk"
"dire news"
"a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"
"the dread presence of the headmaster"
"polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"
"a dreadful storm"
"a fearful howling"
"horrendous explosions shook the city"
"a terrible curse"

英文词源


horrific (adj.)
"causing horror," 1650s, from French horrifique or directly from Latin horrificus "dreadful, exciting terror," literally "making the hair stand on end," from horrere "to bristle, to stand on end" (see horror) + -ficus, from stem of facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Related: Horrifically.

实用场景例句


Her injuries were horrific.
她的伤势极为严重。

牛津词典

We had a horrific trip.
我们的旅行糟糕透顶。

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a horrific murder/accident/attack, etc.
骇人听闻的谋杀、事故、攻击等

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...piling up horrific extra amounts of money on top of your original debt.
在你原来债务的基础上又高筑债台

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The slaughter was horrific.
屠杀令人震惊。

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I have never seen such horrific injuries...
我从来没有见过如此严重的伤势。

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A secluded , idyllic hideaway on the California coast hides a horrific secret in this occult chiller.
这个神秘恐怖故事里, 在加勒比海岸一个桃花源般与世隔绝的地方隐藏着一个可怕的秘密.

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The blood in my veins curdled at the horrific sight.
看到这一可怕情景时,我血管中的血似乎凝固了.

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Reports of atrocities — unconfirmed, fragmented but horrific — filtered out.
关于暴行(未经确认, 支离破碎,但令人发指)的报道一律过滤干净.

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With Nowhere enter into a stunning horrific adventure that's full of twists.
同任何地方进入一个惊人的可怕的冒险是充满了曲折.

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That will most probably result in horrific deaths.
这会带领你步入可怕的死亡.

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Extremists from all factions could fillvacuum, causing sectarian killing to multiply on a horrific scale.
所有派系的极端主义者都会趁虚而入, 并引起宗派屠杀而扩大恐怖主义的规模.

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Beijing began closing coal mines in 2005 to address a horrific safety record.
中国政府从2005年开始对煤炭行业严峻的安全生产形势进行整顿,许多煤矿因此关闭.

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Stoddard called the recent murders in Afghanistan horrific.
斯托达德称在阿富汗的谋杀事件很骇人听闻.

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Stoddard called the recent murders in Afghanistan horrific. But she said they are not uncommon.
斯托达德女士认为,最近发生在阿富汗的谋杀案令人恐怖, 但并不少见.

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Warriors fight horrific abominations with tooth and claw, while mystics hunt evil with supernatural insight.
勇士用他们的牙和爪与可怖的邪兽战斗,同样秘者用超人的洞察力追逐邪恶.

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The death toll, as with all China quakes, was horrific.
而这次地震与中国所经历过的地震一样, 死亡人数惊人.

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The horrific scream jarred the silent night.
可怕的尖叫划破了夜的宁静.

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General visual disturbance sometimes pleasant and sometimes horrific.
总有视觉骚扰,有时是另人愉快的,有时是恐怖的.

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The film showed the most horrific murder scenes.
那部影片有极恐怖的谋杀场面.

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African belief in witchcraft has also led to horrific murders and mutilations in recent years.
对巫术的迷信也导致了近些年惨无人道的杀戮和肢解案件.

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Armies of slaves fought for their lives in horrific recreations of famous battles.
在以著名战役为背景的骇人节目中,成群奴隶为生存而战.

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There were several lessons to be learned after the horrific events.
这些令人恐惧的事件结束之后,有许多教训值得汲取.

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From this horrific background a quietly spoken, thoughtful young woman has emerged.
在这悲惨的背景中,一个娴静 、 善解人意的年轻女子长大了.

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People have been enslaved and abused in countless horrific ways.
用无数残酷的方式被用于对付人民,人民被奴役和虐待.

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Also, nursing, which is something I about daily after my horrific car accident.
在一次可怕的车祸后, 护理也成为我每天要思考的事情.

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I have never seen such horrific injuries.
我从来没有见过如此严重的伤势。

辞典例句

The annual slaughter of wildlife in Italy is horrific.
在意大利,每年大量捕杀野生动物的现象令人震惊。

柯林斯例句

The slaughter was horrific.
屠杀令人震惊。

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