Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1927
Fully loadedterrible
可怕的；令人恐惧的；极坏的
核心释义
causing fear or dread or terror
- 1.
可怕的；引起恐惧、警觉和害怕的；令人敬畏的
Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
- 2.
引起恐惧、畏惧或恐怖的
causing fear or dread or terror
- 3.
强大的,令人敬畏的
Formidable, powerful.
- 4.
极其糟糕或令人不快的
exceptionally bad or displeasing
- 5.
强烈的；程度或范围极大的
Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
- 6.
程度或质量上极其糟糕或令人不快的
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- 7.
非常不愉快的；令人厌恶的
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
- 8.
非常糟糕的；差劲的
Very bad; lousy.
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
用法In use
The thunderstorm last night was terrible, with loud thunder and lightning.
用法提示：terrible 作为形容词描述可怕的经历
I made a terrible mistake on the test and got a low score.
用法提示：terrible 表示极坏的（错误）
The food at that restaurant was terrible; I couldn't eat it.
用法提示：terrible 作为形容词表示质量极差
a terrible curse
terrible handwriting
a terrible cough
be terrible at (doing) sth
表示不擅长某事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：terrible 音似'太可怕'，形容事情极坏或令人恐惧。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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'.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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