| 单词 | terrible |
| 释义 | terrible (once / 63 pages) adj The original meaning of terrible was anything that causes terror. That meaning still applies, but mostly this is a word for anything really bad. Terrible used to be reserved for things that caused fear and terror, but today we use the word to describe anything awful, lousy, or just plain bad. People like saying "That movie was terrible!" or "The Yankees are terrible!" If you get a D on a test, you might tell your friends the test (or teacher) is terrible. Or you might also say, "I am terrible at taking tests." WORD FAMILYterrible: terribleness, terribler, terriblest, terribly USAGE EXAMPLESA state inspection of the prison conducted in October classified it as “terrible.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Lincoln never imagined the war would continue for four terrible years. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) When there is a bad officer or a terrible mistake, the authorities need to “hear the whole story, examine it and fix it”, she said. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj exceptionally bad or displeasing terrible handwriting Syn abominable, atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, unspeakable bad having undesirable or negative qualities 2adj intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality a terrible cough Syn severe, wicked intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree 3adj extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact Syn awful, frightful, tremendous extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable 4adj causing fear or dread or terror a terrible curse Syn awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger |
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