horrendous
horrendous 英 [hɒˈrendəs] 美 [hɔˈrendəs]
adj. 可怕的；震惊的
horrendous smell 可怕的气味
horrendous injuries 可怕的伤势
- Bad luck, an injury, a mistake, an unfortunate outfit, or a crime — anything can be called horrendous if it causes such dread or fear that you can barely even think about it.
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- adj. 可怕的；震惊的
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1. horrendous smell
可怕的气味
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2. horrendous injuries
可怕的伤势
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3. horrendous traffic
糟透了的交通
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4. horrendously expensive
贵得离谱
- horrendous (adj.) 1650s, from Latin horrendus "dreadful, fearful, terrible," literally "to be shuddered at," gerundive of horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror). Earlier form in English was horrend (mid-15c.).
hor·ren·dous / hɒˈrendəs ; NAmE hɔːˈrendəs ; hɑːˈrendəs / adjective 1 extremely shocking 令人震惊的；骇人的 SYN horrific , horrifying ◆ horrendous injuries 可怕的伤势 2 ( informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable 讨厌得难以容忍的 SYN terrible ◆ horrendous traffic 糟透了的交通 HELP Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of horrendousand use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. 有人说 horrendous 时不发 h 音，前面用 an 而不用 a，现在听起来过时了。 ☞synonyms at terrible ▶ hor·ren·dous·ly / ; NAmE / adverb ◆ horrendously expensive 贵得离谱 hor·ren·dous / hɒˈrendəs ; NAmE hɔːˈrendəs ; hɑːˈrendəs / hor·ren·dous·ly / ; NAmE /
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