horrible
英 [ˈhɒrəbl]
美 [ˈhɔːrəbl]
adj. 极坏的; 十分讨厌的; 可恶的; 令人震惊的; 恐怖的; 不友善的; 讨厌的; 不厚道的
Collins.2 / BNC.4036 / COCA.3750
同义词辨析
fearfulafraiddreadfulfrightfulhorriblescaredterrible【导航词义：害怕的，可怕的】
fearfuladj. 〈正式〉担心的，害怕的
〔辨析〕
多指某人对可能发生的事情感到恐惧不安的。
〔例证〕
The officials were fearful that a tsunami might hit the area.
官员们担心那一地区可能会发生海啸。
Her nephew is a fearful child.
她侄子是个胆小的孩子。
官员们担心那一地区可能会发生海啸。
Her nephew is a fearful child.
她侄子是个胆小的孩子。
afraidadj. 害怕的，恐惧的
〔辨析〕
指因担心受到伤害或发生坏事而感到畏惧的，通常作表语。
〔例证〕
I am afraid of snakes.
我害怕蛇。
She is afraid of the dark.
她怕黑。
He is afraid to go through the forest alone.
他害怕一个人穿过那片森林。
我害怕蛇。
She is afraid of the dark.
她怕黑。
He is afraid to go through the forest alone.
他害怕一个人穿过那片森林。
dreadfuladj. 可怕的
〔辨析〕
强调某人或某事物极为糟糕的，只作定语。
〔例证〕
John is a dreadful snob.
约翰是个极其势利的小人。
He has made a dreadful mistake at his job.
他在工作中犯了一个可怕的错误。
There was a dreadful scream coming from outside the window.
窗外传来一声可怕的尖叫。
约翰是个极其势利的小人。
He has made a dreadful mistake at his job.
他在工作中犯了一个可怕的错误。
There was a dreadful scream coming from outside the window.
窗外传来一声可怕的尖叫。
frightfuladj. 〈旧〉坏的，可怕的
〔辨析〕
指糟糕得令人产生短暂的恐惧感的。
〔例证〕
A frightful accident happened in that area.
那个地区发生了一起可怕的事故。
The battlefield was a frightful scene.
战场上一片恐怖景象。
那个地区发生了一起可怕的事故。
The battlefield was a frightful scene.
战场上一片恐怖景象。
horribleadj. 可怕的，令人恐惧的
〔辨析〕
指令人感到震惊与害怕的，侧重惊惧、厌恶之感。
〔例证〕
The man has committed a horrible crime.
那个男人犯下了骇人听闻的罪行。
She has a horrible feeling that they will be late for work.
她有一种很不好的感觉，他们上班要迟到了。
He woke up from a horrible nightmare.
他从可怕的噩梦中惊醒。
那个男人犯下了骇人听闻的罪行。
She has a horrible feeling that they will be late for work.
她有一种很不好的感觉，他们上班要迟到了。
He woke up from a horrible nightmare.
他从可怕的噩梦中惊醒。
scaredadj. 害怕的
〔辨析〕
指对某事物感到畏惧的，常可与 afraid 换用。
〔例证〕
The little boy was scared/afraid of heights.
这个小男孩有恐高症。
Don't be scared/afraid to ask questions.
不要害怕问问题。
这个小男孩有恐高症。
Don't be scared/afraid to ask questions.
不要害怕问问题。
terribleadj. 可怕的，骇人的
〔辨析〕
指令人极为不快、不安或害怕的。
〔例证〕
With a terrible boom, the wall collapsed.
随着一声可怕的轰响，那面墙倒了。
They burst into tears upon the terrible news.
听到这骇人的消息，他们突然哭了起来。
随着一声可怕的轰响，那面墙倒了。
They burst into tears upon the terrible news.
听到这骇人的消息，他们突然哭了起来。
牛津词典
adj.
- 极坏的；十分讨厌的；可恶的
very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like- horrible weather/children/shoes
糟透了的天气 / 孩子 / 鞋 - The coffee tasted horrible.
这种咖啡难喝极了。 - I've got a horrible feeling she lied to us.
我感觉到很不愉快，她对我们说了谎。
- horrible weather/children/shoes
- 令人震惊的；恐怖的
making you feel very shocked and frightened- a horrible crime/nightmare
骇人听闻的罪行；可怕的噩梦
- a horrible crime/nightmare
- 不友善的；讨厌的；不厚道的
unfriendly, unpleasant or unkind- a horrible man
讨厌的人 - My sister was being horrible to me all day.
我姐姐一整天都对我很凶。 - What a horrible thing to say!
讲这话太不近人情啦！
- a horrible man
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 讨厌的;糟透的
If you describe something or someone ashorrible, you do not like them at all.- The record sounds horrible.
唱片难听极了。 - ...a horrible small boy.
讨厌的小男孩
- The record sounds horrible.
- ADJ-GRADED 令人震惊的;使人恐惧的;让人极度反感的
You can call somethinghorriblewhen it causes you to feel great shock, fear, and disgust.- Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.
他的嘴里还是发出了恐怖的尖叫声。
- Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.
- ADJ-GRADED 极严重的
Horribleis used to emphasize how bad something is.- That seems like a horrible mess that will drag on for years...
看起来那像是个会拖延多年的大烂摊子。 - Unless you respect other people's religions, horrible mistakes and conflict will occur.
如果不尊重别人的宗教信仰，就会祷下大错，酿成冲突。
- That seems like a horrible mess that will drag on for years...
双语例句
- Can ambiguous feeling also have so horrible?
暧昧的感觉也会有那么恐怖吗？ - Or was this one of his horrible jokes?
或者这又是一个可怕的玩笑？ - What you did was horrible, and I can't trust you anymore.
你的所作所为实在是太可怕了，我不会再相信你了。 - If it's not you, this is a horrible story.
如果不是你的话这可是个糟透的故事。 - Unless you respect other people's religions, horrible mistakes and conflict will occur.
如果不尊重别人的宗教信仰，就会祷下大错，酿成冲突。 - It is horrible. I have been dead for four months.
太可怕了，四个月来我等于死了。 - They made sure that he died a horrible death
他们让他死得很惨。 - I will cut Otellini some slack for having had a horrible night.
我将削减欧德宁了一些松弛了一个可怕的夜晚。 - I've just seen a horrible accident.
我刚刚看见了一件可怕的事故。 - I heard a horrible noise. I have never heard anything like it and then I heard Ronaldo yell.
我听到了一个恐怖的声音。我此前从未听到过那样的声音，随后我就听到了罗纳尔多的呼喊。