terrible
/ˈterəbl/adjective
1
- extremely bad or serious可怖的, 骇人的：
a terrible crime
骇人的罪行
the terrible conditions in which the ordinary people lived.
普通老百姓恶劣的生活条件。
1.1
- extremely unpleasant or disagreeable非常令人不快的, 非常糟糕的：
the weather was terrible.
天气糟透了。
1.2
- very unskillful很差劲的, 极不在行的：
despite passing my driving test first time, I'm a terrible driver
尽管第一次就通过了驾考, 我仍是个很蹩脚的司机
I was terrible at basketball.
我以前篮球打得很差劲。
1.3
- attrib. informal used to emphasize the extent of something unpleasant or bad〈非正式〉令人讨厌的; 糟透的：
what a terrible mess.
真是乱七八糟。
1.4
- as complement feeling or looking extremely unwell极不舒服的; 极不适的：
I was sick all night and felt terrible for two days.
我病了一整夜, 两天来感到非常难受。
1.5
- as complement(of a person or their feelings) troubled or guilty（人, 情感）内疚的; 受折磨的：
Maria felt terrible because she had forgotten the woman's name.
玛丽亚很苦恼, 因为她忘了那个女人的名字。
2
- causing or likely to cause terror; sinister可怕的, 恐怖的：
the stranger gave a terrible smile.
陌生人露出令人恐怖的笑容。
短语
terrible twos
- informal a period in a child's social development (typically around the age of two years) which is associated with very defiant or unruly behaviour〈非正式〉可怕的两岁, 两岁叛逆期。
派生词
terribleness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'causing terror'）： via French from Latin terribilis, from terrere 'frighten'.