horrendous + noun
作为定语,修饰名词。
The movie was a horrendous experience.
这部电影是一次可怕的经历。
可怕的;骇人的;极其糟糕的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
可怕的;骇人的;极其糟糕的
causing fear or dread or terror; extremely unpleasant or bad
The movie was a horrendous experience.
这部电影是一次可怕的经历。
极坏的;可怕的;糟糕的。
Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
The traffic this morning was horrendous, taking me over two hours to get to work.
今天早上的交通状况极其糟糕,我花了两个多小时才到公司。
She suffered horrendous injuries in the car accident.
她在车祸中受了可怕的伤。
The hotel room was horrendous, with dirty sheets and a broken window.
那个酒店房间糟糕透顶,床单肮脏,窗户也是坏的。
作为定语,修饰名词。
The movie was a horrendous experience.
这部电影是一次可怕的经历。
常作表语,描述某事物极差。
The traffic was horrendous.
交通状况很糟糕。
用 it 作形式主语,不定式作真正主语。
It is horrendous to think about the suffering.
想到这种苦难令人不寒而栗。
Not this
The explosion horrendous destroyed the building.
Use this
The explosion horrendously destroyed the building.
horrendous是形容词,不能直接修饰动词destroyed,应使用副词形式horrendously来修饰动词。
Not this
He is horrendous at playing chess.
Use this
He is terrible at playing chess.
horrendous常用于描述事件、经历等极度糟糕或可怕,而描述人能力差通常用terrible或awful;使用horrendous描述人显得不自然且语义过重。
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可怕的交通事故
The fog caused a horrendous accident on the motorway.
大雾在高速公路上造成了一起可怕的交通事故。
极其糟糕的交通
We were late because of the horrendous traffic.
因为交通糟透了,我们迟到了。
可怕的噪音
The building work made a horrendous noise all day.
施工发出了一整天可怕的噪音。
极其恶劣的天气
The match was cancelled due to horrendous weather.
比赛因天气极其恶劣而被取消。
严重的错误
It was a horrendous mistake to send that email.
发送那封邮件是个严重的错误。
可怕的经历
Being stuck in the lift was a horrendous experience.
被困在电梯里是一次可怕的经历。
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联想 horror(恐怖)+ end(尽头)+ ous:恐怖到尽头,就是极其糟糕、骇人。注意拼写中间是 ren,不是 rri。
语域:neutral 常见场景:everyday conversation、news reporting、personal storytelling 该词表示“极其糟糕、可怕的”,语气较强,比较常见于口语、个人叙述和新闻报道等场景;正式学术或公文写作中通常较少使用,可用 terrible 或 awful 代替。
与 tremendous /trɪˈmendəs/ 和 stupendous /stjuːˈpendəs/ 押韵(重读元音及后面的 /ndəs/ 相同);enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/、hazardous /ˈhæzədəs/、gorgeous /ˈɡɔːdʒəs/ 拼写相似但重音和元音不同,不押韵。
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