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| 1 | U a strong feeling of shock or fear caused by something extremely unpleasant 恐怖；恐惧 |
| in horror Millions watched in horror as the disaster unfolded on TV. 当这场灾难展现在电视中时，亿万人惊恐地观看着。 |
| | 1a | C something that is very unpleasant or frightening 令人感到讨厌（或恐怖）的事物 | | the horrors of war 战争的惨状 | |
| | 1b | singular the horror of an experience is how unpleasant it is 极糟的经历 | | The full horror of last night had come rushing back. 昨晚糟糕的经历一下子全都涌现了出来。 | |
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| 2 | C informal an unpleasant person , especially a child 讨厌鬼，淘气鬼（尤指小孩） |
| a little horror 小淘气鬼 |
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| 3 | U books and films that are intended to frighten people 恐怖小说；恐怖片 |
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| - | have a horror of (doing) sth
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| to be very frightened of something |
| 对（做）某事极为恐惧 |
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| He had a horror of being in a confined space. 他特别害怕呆在狭小的空间里。 |
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| - | horror of horrors often humorous
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| used when describing something bad that has happened or might happen |
| 真糟糕 |
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| She was wearing – horror of horrors! – the same dress as her mum. 她竟然和她母亲穿同样的一件连衣裙——真是糟透了！ |
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| - | to sb’ s horror
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| making someone very shocked |
| 令某人震惊 |
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