extremely bad and making you feel shocked or frightened synonym horrifying极坏的;令人震惊的;令人惊恐的 a horrific murder/accident/attack, etc. 骇人听闻的谋杀、事故、攻击等 Her injuries were horrific. 她的伤势极为严重。 She’s been through a horrific ordeal. 她经历了极为恐怖的磨难。
Extra ExamplesSome of the scenes we witnessed were quite horrific. 我们亲眼目睹的场面之中有些令人毛骨悚然。 There's been a horrific murder. 曾经发生过一起骇人听闻的谋杀。
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very bad or unpleasant synonym horrendous Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of horrific and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.极差的;很不愉快的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin horrificus, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder’.