| [/ˈhɔrə(r); US ˈhɔːr-; ˋhɔrɚ/] n 用法:
1 [U] feeling of intense fear or dismay; terror 恐怖; 恐惧; 惊恐:
I recoiled in horror from the snake. 那条蛇把我吓得直往後缩. *
To her horror she saw him fall. 她看见他跌下而惊恐万状. *
I have a/this horror of being trapped in a broken lift. 我常害怕电梯有故障会把我困於其中. 用法:
2 [U] (a) feeling of intense dislike; hatred 强烈的厌恶; 憎恶; 痛恨:
I have a deep horror of cruelty. 我对残暴的行为深恶痛绝.
(b) horrifying nature 恐怖的性质或实况:
It's hard to appreciate the full horror of life in a prison camp. 战俘营中骇人听闻的生活惨状外人是很难完全体验到的. 用法:
3 [C] thing or person that causes hatred or fear 讨厌的事物或人; 令人感到恐怖的事物或人:
the horrors of war 战争的惨状. 用法:
4 [C] (infml) bad or mischievous person, esp a naughty child 坏蛋; 恶作剧的家伙; （尤指）顽皮的孩子:
Her son is a right little horror. 她的儿子是个不折不扣的小淘气. 用法:
5 the horrors [pl] (infml) fit of depression or nervousness, etc 抑郁症或神经过敏等之发作:
Having to address an audience always gives me the horrors. 在大庭广众面前讲话, 我总是感到非常紧张. horror 2
adj [attrib 作定语] designed to entertain by arousing pleasurable feelings of horror, shock, etc 以恐怖、 惊吓等为刺激以资娱乐的:
horror films/stories/comics 恐怖影片[故事/连环图画]. |