horror
UK ['hɒr.ər] US ['hɔ:r.ɚ] noun
ADVANCED uncountable
■an extremely strong feeling of fear and shock, or the frightening and shocking character of something 恐惧；震惊；（…的）震惊性，恐怖性•The crowd cried out in horror as the car burst into flames.当汽车突然起火时，人群发出一阵惊恐的叫声。 •The thought of speaking in front of so many people fills me with horror.一想到要在那么多人面前讲话，我心里就不由得一阵害怕。 •I then realized to my absolute horror, that I had forgotten the present.那时我惊恐地意识到，我把礼物给忘了。 •What the book does convey very successfully is the horror of war.那本书的确成功描绘出战争的恐怖。 horrors [plural]
■things that are very shocking or frightening 威胁；令人震惊的事•The population now faces the horrors of starvation.人们现在正面临着饥饿的威胁。 •Nuclear war is one of the horrors that face the modern world.核子战争是当今世介面临的几大威胁之一。 countable UK informal
■a child who behaves very badly 淘气鬼，捣蛋鬼•Her youngest boy is a little horror.她最小的儿子是个小淘气。
UK ['hɒr.ər] US ['hɔ:r.ɚ] noun
have a horror of sth
■to hate something very much or be very frightened of something 憎恨；非常害怕•It may be childish but I have a horror of worms.这可能有些孩子气，可是我真是非常害怕虫子。
UK ['hɒr.ər] US ['hɔ:r.ɚ] noun
horror of horrors UK humorous
■said when you are telling someone about a very bad or embarrassing situation 极其糟糕•Then I went to the toilets and, horror of horrors, discovered that my zip had been undone.最糟糕的是，当我上厕所的时候发现裤子的拉链一直开着。 |