Word · Frequency #14986
horrid
极坏的；令人厌恶的；糟糕透顶的
核心释义
Very bad, unpleasant, or disagreeable.
- 1.
引起恐惧或畏惧。
Causing horror or dread.
- 2.
极其糟糕的
exceedingly bad
- 3.
冒犯的,不愉快的,可憎的,极坏的。
Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable.
- 4.
严重冒犯道德或体面；引起恐惧的
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
可怕的；令人恐惧的；引起恐惧或畏惧。；极其糟糕的；冒犯的,不愉快的,可憎的,极坏的。；严重冒犯道德或体面；引起恐惧的
用法In use
The weather was horrid, with freezing rain and strong winds all day.
用法提示：horrid 在此句中作形容词，修饰天气，表示恶劣。
I took one bite of the stew and it tasted horrid—burnt and oversalted.
用法提示：horrid 在此句中作形容词，描述食物的味道极差。
The children had a horrid experience when they got lost in the dark forest.
用法提示：horrid 在此句中作形容词，修饰经历，表示令人恐惧。
when she was bad she was horrid
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- horrid weather
- 糟糕的天气
- We had horrid weather all week, so the picnic was cancelled.我们整个星期都遇到糟糕的天气，所以野餐取消了。
- horrid smell
- 难闻的气味
- There was a horrid smell coming from the drain.排水管传来一股难闻的气味。
- horrid noise
- 刺耳的噪音
- The builders made a horrid noise all morning.建筑工人整个上午都在发出刺耳的噪音。
- horrid sight
- 可怕的景象
- The aftermath of the crash was a horrid sight.事故后的现场是一片可怕的景象。
- horrid thought
- 令人恐惧的想法
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 horror（恐怖）：horrid 就是“令人恐惧的、糟透的”。画面：满目疮痍的恐怖景象，让你直呼 horrid！
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual complaints、literary descriptions of fear 该词在口语中常表示“很糟糕、令人讨厌”，多用于日常抱怨；在较正式或文学性描述中也可表示“令人恐惧的”。使用时可依语境判断，口语通常取“糟糕”义。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常作定语或表语，可后接不定式或that从句。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with horrid: torrid /ˈtɔrəd/ and florid /ˈflɔrəd/ share the same stressed /ɔrəd/ sequence. Sordid /ˈsɔrdəd/ is only a near rhyme because it has an extra /d/. Solid /ˈsɒlɪd/ and lurid /ˈlʊrɪd/ do not rhyme; their stressed vowels are different.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.