Word · Frequency #9722
Fully loadedghastly
可怕的；恐怖的；骇人的
核心释义
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- 1.
外貌像鬼的；死气沉沉的；苍白的；阴郁的
Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
- 2.
令人厌恶；令人恐怖
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- 3.
令人震惊的
Horrifyingly shocking.
- 4.
可怕地显示死亡或死者
gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
外貌像鬼的；死气沉沉的；苍白的；阴郁的；令人厌恶；令人恐怖；令人震惊的；可怕地显示死亡或死者；可怕的
用法In use
We heard a ghastly scream from the empty room.
用法提示：“ghastly” 在这里作定语形容词，修饰 scream，表示“可怕的”。
The old house looked ghastly in the rain, with its broken windows.
用法提示：“ghastly” 作表语，与 looked 连用，表示“看起来可怕的”。
The second scene of the horror movie was even ghastlier than the first.
用法提示：“ghastlier” 是 “ghastly” 的比较级，作表语表示“更可怕的”。
ghastly wounds
ghastly shrieks
ghastly + noun
形容词作定语，修饰名词。
The ghastly scene shocked everyone.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ghastly mistake
- 可怕的错误
- He realized he had made a ghastly mistake by quitting his job.他意识到自己辞职是个可怕的错误。
- ghastly pale
- 惨白的
- She was ghastly pale after hearing the bad news.听到坏消息后，她的脸色惨白。
- ghastly sight
- 恐怖的景象
- The accident scene was a ghastly sight.事故现场是一幅恐怖的景象。
- ghastly grin
- 可怕的笑容
- The clown's ghastly grin frightened the children.小丑可怕的笑容吓坏了孩子们。
- ghastly silence
- 可怕的寂静
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
看到鬼魂（ghost）吓得脸色惨白，就是ghastly。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：horror stories、literary descriptions、colloquial expressions of disgust 通常用于正式或文学语境，描述恐怖、死亡，也常见于口语中表示极度不满或糟糕。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words rhyming with ghastly (same stressed vowel and following sounds): lastly, vastly. Spelling lookalikes with different pronunciation: ghostly (oʊ vs æ), beastly (iː vs æ), hastily (eɪ vs æ, and the ending is tily not stly).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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