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be terrible at (doing) sth
表示不擅长某事。
He is terrible at math.
他数学很差。
可怕的；令人恐惧的；极坏的
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可怕的；令人恐惧的；极坏的
causing fear or dread or terror
He is terrible at math.
他数学很差。
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
引起恐惧、畏惧或恐怖的
causing fear or dread or terror
强大的,令人敬畏的
Formidable, powerful.
极其糟糕或令人不快的
exceptionally bad or displeasing
The thunderstorm last night was terrible, with loud thunder and lightning.
昨晚的雷暴很可怕，雷声和闪电很大。
AI contextual example
I made a terrible mistake on the test and got a low score.
我在考试中犯了一个严重的错误，得了低分。
AI contextual example
The food at that restaurant was terrible; I couldn't eat it.
那家餐厅的食物糟糕透了，我根本吃不下去。
AI contextual example
a terrible curse
一个可怕的诅咒。
WordNet
表示不擅长某事。
He is terrible at math.
他数学很差。
表示对某人或某物有害。
This weather is terrible for my health.
这种天气对我的健康很不利。
修饰名词，表示程度严重。
I had a terrible headache yesterday.
昨天我头痛得厉害。
用于评价整个情况。
It is terrible that so many people lost their homes.
这么多人失去家园太可怕了。
Not this
He sings terrible.
Use this
He sings terribly.
在英语中，修饰动词要用副词，而不是形容词。'terrible'是形容词，应改为副词'terribly'。
Not this
The movie was terrible good.
Use this
The movie was very good.
'terrible'意为'极坏的'，不能用作程度副词修饰褒义词。应使用'very'或'terribly'（但'terribly'在非正式语中可作程度副词，仍可能带有负面色彩）。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
可怕的事故
The terrible accident caused three deaths.
那场可怕的事故导致三人死亡。
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。
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。
剧痛
He was in terrible pain after the surgery.
手术后他处于剧痛之中。
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。
巨大的灾难
The earthquake was a terrible disaster for the region.
地震对该地区来说是一场巨大的灾难。
可怕的两岁（幼儿叛逆期）
The terrible twos can be challenging for parents.
可怕的两岁对父母来说可能很有挑战性。
可怖之美（指由冲突或苦难产生的震撼之美）
Yeats wrote of a terrible beauty born of the Easter Rising.
叶芝写道，复活节起义产生了一种可怖之美。
今天是下雨的糟糕日子（《钢之炼金术师》台词）
He said it was a terrible day for rain, but I didn't understand why.
他说这是下雨的糟糕日子，但我不明白为什么。
这是一段可怕的爱，我正与蜘蛛同行（The National歌曲《Terrible Love》歌词）
The song describes a terrible love that haunts the singer.
这首歌描述了一段困扰着歌手的可怕爱情。
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联想：terrible 音似'太可怕'，形容事情极坏或令人恐惧。
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。
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'.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.