These words all describe sth that is very unpleasant. 以上各词均指事物令人不快的。

• terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving 指糟透了的、非常讨厌的、令人极不快的、可怕的、骇人的：◆What terrible news! 多么骇人听闻的消息！◆That's a terrible thing to say! 说这话太难听了！
• awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving 指很坏的、极讨厌的（用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不高兴的事物）：◆That's an awful colour. 那颜色难看得很。◆The weather last summer was awful. 刚过去的夏季天气真糟糕。
• horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like 指极坏的、十分讨厌的（用以形容令人不快的事物）：◆The coffee tasted horrible. 这咖啡难喝极了。
• dreadful (rather informal, especially BrE) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of 指糟糕透顶的、讨厌的（用以形容令人不快或反对的事物）：◆What dreadful weather! 多么讨厌的天气！
• vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant 指糟糕透顶的、可恶的、极坏的：◆There was a vile smell coming from the room. 房间里传来令人恶心的气味。◆He was in a vile mood. 他的心情坏极了。
• horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable 指讨厌得难以容忍的：◆The traffic around the city was horrendous. 城里的交通糟透了。

Patterns

• terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for sb
• a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing
• a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell
• terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
• terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather
• terrible/awful/dreadful news