| 单词 | horror |
| 释义 | horrorWord family nounhorror storyhorror hor·ror /ˈhɒrə $ ˈhɔːrər, ˈhɑː-/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [uncountableU]SHOCKFRIGHTENED a strong feeling of shock and fear 惊恐；震惊 in horror Staff watched in horror as he set himself alight. 员工惊恐地看着他自焚。 with horror Many people recoil with horror when they see a big spider like this. 很多人看到这样一只大蜘蛛时都会吓得往后退。 to somebody’s horror (=making someone shocked or afraid) 让某人大为惊恐 To my horror, I realised my shirt was wet with blood. 我发现自己的衬衫被鲜血沾湿，大为惊恐。 You should have seen the look of horror on his face. 你真该看看他脸上恐惧的表情。 2 [countableC usually plural]BAD something that is very terrible, shocking, or frightening 令人惊恐的事 horror of the horrors of war 战争的恐怖 3 the horror of something when a situation or event is very unpleasant or shocking 某事物的令人震惊[恐怖] Dense smoke surrounded them, adding to the horror of the situation. 浓烟包围了他们，情形变得更加恐怖。 Only when the vehicle was lifted did the full horror of the accident become clear. 当车辆被吊起来时才知道事故到底有多可怕。 Examples from the Corpus the full horror• As the full horror of the explosion unfolded, the Halifax building society was reduced to a mound of rubble.• Thus, it may be thought that the term rape conveys the full horror of the event.• Finally the full horror of the deed is unveiled.• Members of the family are still reluctant to reveal the full horrors they endured in their homeland. 4 have a horror of something FRIGHTENEDto be afraid of something or dislike it very much 惧怕[憎恶]某物 He has a horror of snakes. 他很怕蛇。 Examples from the Corpus have a horror of something• I have a horror of supermarkets.• I had long had a horror of alcohol.• It showed itself to have a horror of socialism already in the nineteenth century. 5. little horror British EnglishBrEBAD PERSON a young child who behaves badly 淘气鬼，讨厌鬼〔指小孩子〕 Examples from the Corpus little horror• And that little horror Zach was around. 6. give somebody the horrors FRIGHTENEDto make someone feel unreasonably frightened or nervous 令某人感到非常恐惧[紧张] Examples from the Corpus give somebody the horrors• But she had told Dorothy, who had told the parents, that Ben gave her the horrors.• The thought of soiled nappies and vomit on my clothes gives me the horrors. 7. horror of horrors British EnglishBrE used to say how bad something is – often used humorously when you think something is not really very bad 老天爷呀，吓死人啦〔常为幽默用法，用于认为某事物并不真的糟糕时〕 Examples from the Corpus horror of horrors• At worst there was the danger - horror of horrors! - of falling in.• He wondered what Vic's reaction might be if he ever found out or, horror of horrors, caught him red-handed? Examples from the Corpus horror• That dress is a horror.• Satisfaction and horror jostle for position on his face.• He suddenly realized to his horror that the brakes weren't working.• To his horror, PC Kelly saw a handgun protruding from the man's coat.• He read about Jacques Delors's federalist vision from which he recoiled in horror.• She screamed again and stared in horror at what lay in the doorway.• The crowd watched in horror as the plane hit the ground and burst into flames.• To my horror, I saw James' car draw up outside the gate.• It's hard for me even now to relate my feelings of horror and incredulity about what happened.• Jocasta turned white, a look of horror on her face.• But why shackle yourself to that horror?• They joined the anti- nuclear campaign after seeing a film about the horrors of Hiroshima.• The old cop spoke about the horrors of Alcatraz prison.• And as the horror sunk in, the form of a man who won nine titles last season deserted him.• This group of woodcut prints foreshadows the horrors that were to come.• Children in these famine-stricken areas simply cannot be protected from the horror all around them.• One woman cried as she told of the horror of seeing workmates killed in the lift.• To the horror of friends and family, many of those unhappy lawyers are shucking their partnerships.• His eyes were fixed always on that unseen horror.• He was trembling with horror and disbelief.• Then you turn 40 and, to your horror, you find that you are all too perishable. in horror• The neighbors watched in horror as the fire swept through the trailer where the children were sleeping. (1300-1400) Old French horrour, from Latin horror, from horrere “to raise one's hair stiffly, shake with fear” |
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