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very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like 极坏的；十分讨厌的；可恶的 What horrible weather! 这鬼天气! The coffee tasted absolutely horrible. 咖啡尝起来非常糟糕。 a horrible mess/smell/noise 可怕的混乱/气味/噪音 I've got a horrible feeling she lied to us. 我有种不快的感觉，觉得她对我们说了谎。 I feel horrible about what happened. 我对发生的事情感到很难过。 He looks horrible with that new haircut. 他剪了新发型，看上去很糟糕。 He admits that he made a horrible mistake when he left her. 他承认他离开她时犯了一个可怕的错误。 - it is horrible to do something
It was horrible to have to leave my family behind. 不得不离开我的家人真是太可怕了。 - it is horrible doing something
It was horrible sitting there all on my own. 就我一个人坐在那里，这样感觉很糟。
Synonyms terribleterribleTopics Weatherb1- awful
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- terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving:
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 something 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坏。
- horrible (rather informal
) very unpleasant; used to describe something 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）： - dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of:
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。
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody
- 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
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making you feel very shocked and frightened 令人震惊的；恐怖的 a pretty horrible experience 一段相当恐怖的经历 a horrible crime/death/nightmare 可怕的犯罪/死亡/噩梦 a horrible tragedy/accident 可怕的悲剧/事故
Extra Examplesa truly horrible sight 惨不忍睹的景象 She woke from a horrible nightmare. 她从恐怖的噩梦中醒来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of people or their behaviour 人或行为 unfriendly, unpleasant or unkind 不友善的；讨厌的；不厚道的 a horrible person 可怕的人 What a horrible thing to say! 讲这话太不近人情啦！ - horrible to somebody
My sister was being horrible to me all day. 我姐姐一整天都对我很凶。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin horribilis, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder’.