horrendous

英[hɒ'rendəs] 美[hɔː'rendəs]
  • adj. 可怕的;令人震惊的
TEM8 GRE
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 可怕的,恐怖的,令人毛骨悚然的,令人惊惧的
    2. 令人震惊的,惊人的,不得了的
    3. 讨厌得难以容忍的,极讨厌的

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. 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"

1. The violence used was horrendous.
所使用的暴力骇人听闻。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Nor do their debts looks so horrendous when related to the value of their fixed assets.
如果和他们的固定资产值相比,他们的债务看起来也并不算惊人。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Holidays can be horrendous. All right, I'll rephrase that. The first few days are invariably hell.
假期可能会糟糕透顶。好吧,让我换一种说法。最初的几天总是如同炼狱。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.
他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。

来自辞典例句

5. We're told Tehran weather is unpredictable and horrendous.
我们听说德黑兰的天气变幻莫测、风云险恶.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Many people witnessed the horrendous massacre.
      许多人目击到该次令人不寒而栗的大屠杀。
    2. He decucted that only one person was capable of committing such a horrendous crime.
      他推断出只有一个人能够犯下如此可怕的案子。
    3. That colour scheme is horrendous.
      那样的色彩设计真让人吃惊.