Word · Frequency #8628
horrific
令人毛骨悚然的，感到恐惧的
核心释义
causing horror, fear, or dread; also grossly offensive to decency or morality
- 1.
引起恐惧的；令人恐惧的。
Causing horror; horrifying.
引起恐惧的；令人恐惧的。；令人毛骨悚然的；感到恐惧的
用法In use
The horrific news left everyone speechless.
用法提示：这里使用形容词 horrific 修饰 news，表示消息令人震惊、恐怖。
The horror movie was so horrific that I had to cover my eyes.
用法提示：horrific 用作形容词，描述电影极度恐怖。
The smell from the dumpster was absolutely horrific.
用法提示：horrific 形容气味极其难闻、令人反感。
horrific + noun
The horrific scene shocked everyone.
那令人毛骨悚然的场景震惊了所有人。
be + horrific
The accident was horrific.
那场事故令人毛骨悚然。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- horrific accident
- 可怕的事故
- There was a horrific accident on the highway yesterday.昨天高速公路上发生了一起可怕的事故。
- horrific crime
- 骇人听闻的罪行
- The murderer committed a horrific crime.那个凶手犯下了骇人听闻的罪行。
- horrific scene
- 恐怖的场面
- The firefighters witnessed a horrific scene at the explosion site.消防员在爆炸现场目睹了恐怖的场面。
- horrific experience
- 可怕的经历
- She had a horrific experience during the earthquake.她在地震中经历了一次可怕的经历。
- horrific conditions
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将 horrific 拆分为 horror（恐怖）+ fic（做），联想为‘制造恐怖的事物’，由此记住其‘令人毛骨悚然的’含义。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、个人经历描述、文学描写 通常用于描述令人震惊或恐惧的事件，在正式和非正式场合均可使用，比较常见于新闻报道和个人叙述中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the final /ɪfɪk/ syllables and rhyme with 'horrific'. Note that words like 'horrify' (/ˈhɒrɪfaɪ/) end in -ify and do not rhyme; they have a different vowel sound.
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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