| 单词 | terrible |
| 释义 | ter·ri·ble I. 1. a. < the instantly cataclysmic effect of these terrible new weapons — J.C.Slessor > < the terrible powers of the Inquisition — J.H.Randall > b. < a human being devoid of hope is the most terrible object in the world — Victor Heiser > c. < courage of those sailors … made the flag of England terrible on the seas — T.B.Macaulay > < a choice … which affected so many other lives was a terrible responsibility — John Mason Brown > d. < a terrible ordeal > < a terrible task > 2. < terrible anxiety > < the artist's terrible and all-consuming dedication to his work — David Sylvester > 3. a. < the road got bumpier … and the land on either side of it was in terrible shape — Emily Hahn > < the rainy season finds its terrible climax … in the crashing impact of a hurricane — Marjory S. Douglas > b. < people … live in that terrible old shack — Peggy Bennett > < musk … smells simply terrible by itself — D.W.Dresden > 4. a. < blend of terrible sentimentality and brassy sophistication — Wolcott Gibbs > < gave the beggar … my own quarter, so what's so terrible — Mary Barrett > b. < Italian painting when it is bad, can be really terrible — R.M.Coates > < bought a drink of terrible whiskey — Herbert Asbury > Synonyms: see fearful II. < a terrible brave man — John Buchan > < a terrible cold night > III. |
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