terrible

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a. 可怕的, 令人恐惧的, 极坏的

发音

CA /ˈtɛɹ.ə.bəl/
US /ˈtɛɹ.ə.bəl/
UK /ˈtɛɹ.ə.bəl/
CA /ˈtɛɹ.ə.bl̩/
US /ˈtɛɹ.ə.bl̩/
UK /ˈtɛɹ.ə.bl̩/
CA /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bəl/
US /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bəl/
UK /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bəl/
CA /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bl̩/
US /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bl̩/
UK /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bl̩/
US /ˈtɝ.bəl/
其它 /ˈtɝ.bəl/
US /ˈtɛɚ.bəl/
其它 /ˈtɛɚ.bəl/

词形变化

terribler 比较级 terribler terriblest more terrible 比较级 terriblest 最高级 most terrible 最高级

别名

turrible

教材释义与例句

形容词

可怕的；很糟的；令人讨厌的

very bad

副词

很，非常

释义与例句

adj. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

    诡异的

    可怕的

    够呛

    吓人的

    The witch laid a terrible curse on him.

  2. 2.

    Formidable, powerful.

    厉害

    利害

    猛烈

  3. 3.

    Intense; extreme in degree or extent.

    He paid a terrible price for his life of drinking.

  4. 4.

    Very unpleasant; disagreeable.

    The food was terrible, but it was free.

  5. 5.

    Very bad; lousy.

    糟糕的

    太坏了

    Whatever he thinks, he is a terrible driver.

  6. 6.

    Prone to a particular temptation.

    爱尔兰

    He's a terrible man for beer.

adv.
  1. 1.

    In a terrible way; to a terrible extent; terribly; awfully.

    非正式 方言

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

awful painful wicked severe dreadful tremendous frightening dread dire horrific

近义相关 4

bad extraordinary intense alarming

相关短语

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词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin terribilisbor. Old French terriblebor. Middle English terrible English terrible Inherited from Middle English terrible, from Old French terrible, from Latin terribilis (“frightful”), from terreō (“to frighten, terrify, alarm; to deter by terror, scare (away)”). Compare terror, deter. By surface analysis, terror + -ible.

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