horrendous
英 [hɒ'rendəs]
美
TEM8 GRE
1. horror, horrible => horrendous.
horrendous 恐怖的，骇人的来自拉丁语horrere,恐惧，颤抖，词源同horror.引申词义恐怖的，骇人的。
- horrendous (adj.)
- 1650s, from Latin horrendus "dreadful, fearful, terrible," literally "to be shuddered at," gerundive of horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror). Earlier form in English was horrend (mid-15c.).
- 1. The violence used was horrendous.
- 所使用的暴力骇人听闻。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Nor do their debts looks so horrendous when related to the value of their fixed assets.
- 如果和他们的固定资产值相比，他们的债务看起来也并不算惊人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Holidays can be horrendous. All right, I'll rephrase that. The first few days are invariably hell.
- 假期可能会糟糕透顶。好吧，让我换一种说法。最初的几天总是如同炼狱。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.
- 他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。
来自辞典例句
- 5. We're told Tehran weather is unpredictable and horrendous.
- 我们听说德黑兰的天气变幻莫测、风云险恶.
来自辞典例句
