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单词 horrific
释义
horrific
adjective
uk
/həˈrɪf.ɪk/us
/həˈrɪf.ɪk/
verybadandshocking:
极其可怕的；令人震惊的
a horrificaccident/crime极其可怕的意外事故／骇人的罪行
horrificinjuries极为严重的伤势
Synonyms
dire
dreadful(FRIGHTENING)
ghastly
horrendous
horrible
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
bad weather, conditions, situations, etc.
  • badIf the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do.
  • poorShe's 87 and in poor health.
  • direThe predictions for the economy are dire.
  • grimShe was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life.
  • awfulThe smell from the bins was awful.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Serious and unpleasant
  • abominable
  • abominably
  • abysmal
  • abysmally
  • apocalyptic
  • fiendish
  • fraught
  • frightful
  • from hellidiom
  • fun
  • nightmarish
  • nightmarishly
  • noisome
  • not be all fun and gamesidiom
  • objectionable
  • vile
  • woeful
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
  • yucky
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Related word

horrifically
(Definition ofhorrificfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

horrific| American Dictionary

horrific
adjective
us
/həˈrɪf·ɪk/
sobadas to beshocking:
Thereportdetailedthe horrificconditionsin theprison.
(Definition ofhorrificfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhorrific

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Especiallyhorrificwere 1796, 1799, 1805, 1809, and 1813-15, for it was then that the biggest armies were present for longest.
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Whilst the new $2.40 rate was maintained, the consequences of failure would have beenhorrific.
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It was not long before commentators were reflecting upon thehorrificnature of the unreformed criminal law.
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She assiduously avoids the morehorrificdetails of the fighting, leaving that account to the official historians.
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From the first self-titled album,horrificevents involving children appear to be a central focus.
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Colourful vignettes abound, some of themhorrificreminders of the uncertainties of colonial urban life.
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There are a number of reasons why a child may not want to recall and rehearse the details of traumatic orhorrificevents.
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Instances ofhorrificcrimes committed by teens and officially documented cases of bullying at the middle-school level continue to increase.
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His barbarous idols arehorrificcaricatures of the real thing.
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Yes,horrificthreats require weighty interventions, including even the involuntary detainment of law-abiding citizens thought to be possible disease vectors.
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The next day brought another unit, whose behaviour was very different and quitehorrific.
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In as far as the general public knew the novel, it was for its reputation for violence ashorrificas any ' 'video nasty.
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But onehorrificincident is perhaps indicative of the general pattern.
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Of all of these, perhaps the mosthorrificis the undead dead.
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What else can you call it when someone assures you that even the mosthorrificsuffering is negligible in comparison with an eternity of happiness?
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