Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4036
horrible
可怕的；令人恐惧的
causing horror
- 1.
Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
引起恐惧的；可怕的；令人震惊的
- 2.
provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill
令人恐惧的
- 3.
Tremendously bad.
极其糟糕的。
引起恐惧的；可怕的；令人震惊的；令人恐惧的；极其糟糕的。；可怕的；遭透的
In use
The weather was horrible during our trip, so we stayed inside.
I had a horrible nightmare last night and woke up in a sweat.
The smell from the kitchen was so horrible that I couldn't eat my dinner.
war is beyond all words horrible
be + horrible
作表语，描述主语的性质。
The movie was horrible.
那部电影很可怕。
horrible + noun
作定语，修饰名词。
He told a horrible story.
他讲了一个可怕的故事。
find/consider + noun/pronoun + horrible
后接宾语和补足语。
Connections
Collocations
- horrible nightmare
- 可怕的噩梦
- I had a horrible nightmare last night.我昨晚做了一个可怕的噩梦。
- horrible accident
- 可怕的事故
- There was a horrible accident on the highway.高速公路上发生了一起可怕的事故。
- horrible experience
- 可怕的经历
- The trip was a horrible experience for everyone.这次旅行对每个人来说都是一次可怕的经历。
- horrible weather
- 糟糕的天气
- We stayed indoors because of the horrible weather.由于天气糟糕，我们待在室内。
- horrible smell
- 难闻的气味
- A horrible smell came from the kitchen.厨房里传来一股难闻的气味。
- horrible mistake
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将horrible拆分为horror（恐怖）+ -ible（能…的），意为‘恐怖的’。
Context & Register
混合语域：既常用于日常口语表示‘糟糕、讨厌’，也出现在正式文本中描述‘令人恐惧的’事件或场景，具体语域依搭配和语境变化。
Grammar Note
常用作定语或表语，后接名词或不定式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-ible' spelling pattern but have different stressed vowels. None rhyme with 'horrible' (stressed vowel /ɑɹ/). 'Terrible' has a similar r-coloring but a different vowel /ɛr/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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