horror

['hɔrə]

n.恐怖, 战栗, 厌恶, 震惊
adj.恐怖的

n.

1. 恐怖, 震惊, 毛骨悚然[U]

She sat motionlessly with horror.

她惊恐地呆坐着。

2. 极端厌恶[S][(+of)]

He expressed his horror of war.

他表示了对战争的憎恶。

3. 恐怖性, 惨状[U]

4. 令人恐怖的事物[C][P1]

We should not expose our children to horrors.

我们不应该让孩子看恐怖片。

5. 【口】极糟的事; 讨厌鬼(尤指小孩)[C]

That child of hers is a horror.

她那个孩子是个讨厌的小捣蛋。

词形变化

动词: horripilate |

词义辨析

同义:

n.恐怖

fear  abhorrence  terror  dread  dismay  consternation  panic  fright  trepidation

n.厌恶

aversion  repugnance  loathing  antipathy  detestation  hatred  abomination  dismay  revulsion  repulsion  disgust  abhorrence  

同义参见:

thing  funk  

英英释义

名词 horror:

intense and profound fear

something that inspires dislike; something horrible

intense aversion

同义词：repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

补充

horrorhorror英:[ˈhɔrə] 美:[ˈhɔrɚ, ˈhɑr-]n.1.恐怖, 恐惧, 惊恐To his horror, the bus caught fire.使他惊恐的是, 公共汽车着了火。2.憎恶, 痛恨She had a horror of hospitals.她极其憎恶医院。I have a horror of snakes.我特别讨厌蛇。3.令人感到恐怖的事Sometimes his mind would dwell on the horrors he had been through.有时他会老是想着他所经历过的种种恐怖。4.讨厌鬼The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents.那个小淘气鬼不停地捉弄他的父母。

例句

1. I felt numb with horror.我吓呆了。 2. As I watched in horror the boat began to power away from me.我惊恐万分地看着船加足马力从我身边开走了。 3. To his horror he realized the car was slowing down.令他震惊的是, 他意识到汽车正在减速。 4. his horror of death他对死亡的惧怕 5. They will never forget the blood and horror of the battle.他们永远不会忘记那场战斗的血腥恐怖。 6. Our host was arrogant and offensive. How his sweet wife could tolerate such a horror was baffling.招待我们的男主人傲慢无礼。真不知道他温柔的妻子怎么能容忍这样一个讨厌的家伙。 7. children screamed in horror.孩子们恐惧地尖叫。 8. photographs showed the horror of the tragedy.照片展示了那场悲剧的恐怖。 9. [count noun]the horrors of civil war.内战的惨状。 10. a horror film.恐怖电影。 11. to her horror she found that a thief had stolen the machine.令她沮丧的是，她发现小偷偷走了机器。 12. horrors, two buttons were missing!.糟了，两颗钮扣掉了！。 13. many have a horror of consulting a dictionary.许多人痛恨查字典。 14. the mere thought of it gives me the horrors.光是想到它就会令我焦虑不已。 15. that little horror Zach was around.那个小淘气扎克就在附近。 16. a horror film/story恐怖电影╱故事 17. There was a look of horror on her face.她一脸惊恐的表情。 18. He saw to his horror that he couldn't escape. [=he was horrified to see that he couldn't escape]他发觉无法逃脱后感到十分惊恐。 19. The crowd watched in horror as the fire spread.群众惊恐地看着火势蔓延。 20. His friends were shocked by the horror of his death.他惨死的消息令他的朋友们很震惊。 21. the horror of war战争的恐怖 22. His crimes were unspeakable horrors.他犯下的都是无法形容的恐怖罪行。 23. His memoirs recount the horrors of the war.他的回忆录里追叙了那场战争的种种恐怖事件。 24. tales of horror恐怖故事 25. Their children are perfect little horrors!他们的孩子都是十足的小捣蛋鬼！ 26. Some students seem to have a horror of using the dictionary.有的学生似乎很讨厌用字典。 27. "Like many teenagers, she has a horror of being seen in public with her parents."她和许多青少年一样，非常讨厌在公共场合被人看见自己和父母待在一起。 28. He has a horror of being caught unprepared.他害怕被逮个措手不及。 29. "There was no television at the cabin, so—horror of horrors!—we had to spend the evenings reading books and playing board games."船舱里居然没有电视！天哪！我们晚上只能看书和下棋了。 30. a horror movie恐怖电影 31. He writes horror novels.他写恐怖小说。