horror 英 [ˈhɒrə(r)] 　 美 [ˈhɔrə(r)]

horror

horror　 英 [ˈhɒrə(r)] 美 [ˈhɔrə(r)]

n. 震惊，恐惧　

名词复数:horrors　

People watched in horror as the plane crashed to the ground.　人们惊恐地看着飞机坠落到地面上。
To his horror,he could feel himself starting to cry .　他很恐惧，感到自己都快哭了。

  • The noun horror means intense fear, so you can use it when you describe the horror you felt when you dreamed you were flying on a bumpy airplane with a bunch of clowns.
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  • n. 震惊，恐惧

  • 1. People watched in horror as the plane crashed to the ground.

    人们惊恐地看着飞机坠落到地面上。

  • 2. To his horror,he could feel himself starting to cry .

    他很恐惧，感到自己都快哭了。

  • 3. Her eyes were wide with horror.

    她吓得目瞪口呆。

  • 4. a horror of deep water

    恐惧深水

  • 5. Most people have a horror of speaking in public.

    大多数人都十分害怕当众讲话。

  • 6. the horrors of war

    战争的恐怖经历

  • 7. a horror film, a horror movie

    恐怖片

  • horror (n.) early 14c., "feeling of disgust;" late 14c., "emotion of horror or dread," also "thing which excites horror," from Old French horror (12c., Modern French horreur) and directly from Latin horror "dread, veneration, religious awe," a figurative use, literally "a shaking, trembling (as with cold or fear), shudder, chill," from horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder," from PIE root *ghers- "to bristle" (source also of Sanskrit harsate "bristles," Avestan zarshayamna- "ruffling one's feathers," Latin eris (genitive) "hedgehog," Welsh garw "rough").
hor·ror ★ / ˈhɒrə(r) ; NAmE ˈhɔːrər ; ˈhɑːrər / noun 1 ★ [uncountable ] a feeling of great shock, fear or disgust 震惊；恐惧；厌恶 ◆ People watched in horroras the plane crashed to the ground. 人们惊恐地看着飞机坠落到地面上。 ◆ With a look of horror, he asked if the doctor thought he had cancer. 他惊恐失色地问医生是否认定他患了癌症。 ◆ The thought of being left alone filled her with horror. 想到被孤零零地留下，她就不寒而栗。 ◆ She recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider. 看到一只巨大的蜘蛛，她吓得直退。 ◆ To his horror,he could feel himself starting to cry (= it upset him very much). 他很恐惧，感到自己都快哭了。 ◆ Her eyes were wide with horror. 她吓得目瞪口呆。 2 ★ [singular ] a great fear or hatred of sth 对某事物的强烈畏惧（或憎恨） horrorof sth ◆ a horror of deep water 恐惧深水 horrorof doing sth ◆ Most people have a horror of speaking in public. 大多数人都十分害怕当众讲话。 3 ★ [uncountable ] the horrorof sth the very unpleasant nature of sth, especially when it is shocking or frightening （某事物）令人厌恶的性质；（尤指）震惊性，恐怖性 ◆ The full horror ofthe accident was beginning to become clear. 这次悲惨事故的真相已开始逐渐清晰了。 ◆ In his dreams he relives the horror of the attack. 那次袭击的恐怖景象在他的梦中一再重现。 4 ★ [countable ,  usually plural ] a very unpleasant or frightening experience 极其不愉快的（或可怕的）经历 ◆ the horrors of war 战争的恐怖经历 5 ★ [uncountable ] a type of book, film/movie, etc. that is designed to frighten people 恐怖故事（或电影等） ◆ In this section you'll find horror and science fiction. 你可以在这一部份找到恐怖和科幻小说。 ◆ a horror film/movie 恐怖片 ☞see also horror story 6 [countable ] ( BrE) ( informal) a child who behaves badly 调皮捣蛋的孩子 ◆ Her son is a little horror. 她的儿子是个小捣蛋鬼。 IDIOM ˌhorror of ˈhorrors BrE humorous or ironic used to emphasize how bad a situation is 极其糟糕 ◆ I stood up to speak and—horror of horrors—realized I had left my notes behind. 我站起来讲话，可是，可怕的是，我发现自己忘了带讲稿。 ☞more at shock   n. horror horrors hor·ror / ˈhɒrə(r) ; NAmE ˈhɔːrər ; ˈhɑːrər /
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