| 单词 | terrific |
| 释义 | terrific (once / 529 pages) 1adj 2adj Something that's terrific is wonderful, like a terrific concert you'll never forget. Terrific can also describe something very intense, like a terrific thunderstorm. Anything huge or loud or forceful can be described with the adjective terrific. A marathon runner might put in a terrific effort during the last mile of the race, or a band can make a terrific racket when it practices. Terrific can also mean great, like your terrific new hair cut. Terrific's origin is more scary than wonderful: the Latin root is terrificus, causing terror or fear. WORD FAMILYterrific: terrifically USAGE EXAMPLES"He is so meticulous in his preparation that I expect him to play pretty terrific tennis pretty quickly," he added. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) Clemson returned to the University of Phoenix Stadium on Saturday night, and Watson was once again terrific. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) Norm Yeager, a flight instructor at the airport, said Smith is a terrific pilot. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1adj extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers Syn fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable 2adj very great or intense 2a terrific noise a terrific thunderstorm storm fought a terrific battle Syn intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree adj causing extreme terror Syn terrifying alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger |
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