Word · Frequency #14986
horridest
极坏的；令人厌恶的；糟糕透顶的
horridest is the superlative of horrid.
Very bad, unpleasant, or disagreeable.
- 1.
Causing horror or dread.
引起恐惧或畏惧。
- 2.
exceedingly bad
极其糟糕的
- 3.
Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable.
冒犯的,不愉快的,可憎的,极坏的。
- 4.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
严重冒犯道德或体面；引起恐惧的
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
In use
The weather was horrid, with freezing rain and strong winds all day.
I took one bite of the stew and it tasted horrid—burnt and oversalted.
The children had a horrid experience when they got lost in the dark forest.
when she was bad she was horrid
be horrid
常用作表语，描述令人讨厌或可怕的事物。
The weather was horrid all week.
整个星期的天气都很糟糕。
horrid to do sth
后接不定式，表示做某事令人讨厌或可怕。
It is horrid to see animals suffer.
看到动物受苦是很可怕的。
horrid for sb
Connections
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
- A horrid thought crossed my mind: had I locked the door?一个令人恐惧的想法闪过我的脑海：我锁门了吗？
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
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！
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。
Grammar Note
通常作定语或表语，可后接不定式或that从句。
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.
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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