horror
noun
uk/ˈhɒr.ər/us/ˈhɔːr.ɚ/B2[U]
anextremelystrongfeelingoffearandshock, or thefrighteningandshockingcharacterof something:
恐惧；震惊；（…的）震惊性，恐怖性Thecrowdcriedoutinhorror as thecarburstintoflames.当汽车突然起火时，人群发出一阵惊恐的叫声。
Thethoughtofspeakinginfrontof so manypeoplefillsmewithhorror.一想到要在那么多人面前讲话，我心里就不由得一阵害怕。
I thenrealizedto myabsolutehorror, that I hadforgottenthepresent.那时我惊恐地意识到，我把礼物给忘了。
What thebookdoesconveyverysuccessfullyis the horrorofwar.那本书的确成功描绘出了战争的恐怖。
horrors[plural]
things that are veryshockingorfrightening:
威胁；令人震惊的事Thepopulationnowfacesthe horrors ofstarvation.人们现在面临着饥饿的威胁。
Nuclearwaris one of the horrors thatfacethemodernworld.核战争是当今世界面临的几大威胁之一。
[C]informal
achildwhobehavesverybadly:
淘气鬼，捣蛋鬼Heryoungestboyis alittlehorror.她的小儿子是个小淘气鬼。
- Fewjournalistshavemanagedtoconveythefullhorror of thesituation.
- Wewatchedin horror as theypulledthebodiesfrom thewreckage.
- Theprospectofparenthoodfilledher with horror.
- Thetruehorror of theaccidentdid notbecomeclearuntil thefollowingmorning.
- Localpeopleregardthisideaof amotorwaythroughtheirvillagewith horror.
Fear & phobias
- acrophobia
- aerophobia
- agoraphobic
- aquaphobia
- arachnophobia
- bogie
- catastrophize
- claustrophobia
- cold sweat
- dread
- homophobia
- homophobic
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- Islamophobia
- misophonia
- mortal
- scare
- willie
- xenophobe
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Serious and unpleasant
Idioms
have a horror ofsomething
horror of horrors