Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1927
Fully loadedterrible
可怕的；令人恐惧的；极坏的
causing fear or dread or terror
- 1.
Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
可怕的；引起恐惧、警觉和害怕的；令人敬畏的
- 2.
causing fear or dread or terror
引起恐惧、畏惧或恐怖的
- 3.
Formidable, powerful.
强大的,令人敬畏的
- 4.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
极其糟糕或令人不快的
- 5.
Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
强烈的；程度或范围极大的
- 6.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
程度或质量上极其糟糕或令人不快的
- 7.
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
非常不愉快的；令人厌恶的
- 8.
Very bad; lousy.
非常糟糕的；差劲的
可怕的；引起恐惧、警觉和害怕的；令人敬畏的；引起恐惧、畏惧或恐怖的；强大的,令人敬畏的；极其糟糕或令人不快的；强烈的；程度或范围极大的
In use
The thunderstorm last night was terrible, with loud thunder and lightning.
I made a terrible mistake on the test and got a low score.
The food at that restaurant was terrible; I couldn't eat it.
a terrible curse
terrible handwriting
a terrible cough
be terrible at (doing) sth
表示不擅长某事。
He is terrible at math.
他数学很差。
be terrible for sb/sth
表示对某人或某物有害。
Connections
Collocations
- terrible accident
- 可怕的事故
- The terrible accident caused three deaths.那场可怕的事故导致三人死亡。
- terrible mistake
- 严重的错误
- I made a terrible mistake by trusting him.我信任他，犯了一个严重的错误。
- terrible weather
- 恶劣的天气
- We had terrible weather during our vacation.我们度假期间遇到了恶劣的天气。
- terrible pain
- 剧痛
- He was in terrible pain after the surgery.手术后他处于剧痛之中。
- terrible experience
- 糟糕的经历
- It was a terrible experience that I'll never forget.那是一次糟糕的经历，我永远不会忘记。
- terrible disaster
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：terrible 音似'太可怕'，形容事情极坏或令人恐惧。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday conversation、informal writing、news reporting、narrative terrible 在口语和书面语中均常见，既可用于描述令人恐惧或震惊的事物，也可用于强调程度极差或极坏。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the suffix '-ible' pronounced /əbl/ in unstressed syllables, but their stressed vowels differ (e.g., /ɛ/ in 'terrible', /ɑ/ in 'possible', /ɔ/ in 'horrible', etc.), so they are spelling lookalikes rather than rhymes with 'terrible'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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