horror

剑桥词典

B2 [ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
an extremely strong feeling of fear and shock , or the frightening and shocking character of something
恐惧；震惊；（…的）震惊性，恐怖性
The crowd cried out in horror as the car burst into flames . 当汽车突然起火时，人群发出一阵惊恐的叫声。
The thought of speaking in front of so many people fills me with horror. 一想到要在那么多人面前讲话，我心里就不由得一阵害怕。
I then realized to my absolute horror, that I had forgotten the present . 那时我惊恐地意识到，我把礼物给忘了。
What the book does convey very successfully is the horror of war . 那本书的确成功描绘出了战争的恐怖。
 horrors [ 名词的复数形式 ]

things that are very shocking or frightening
威胁；令人震惊的事
The population now faces the horrors of starvation . 人们现在面临着饥饿的威胁。
Nuclear war is one of the horrors that face the modern world . 核战争是当今世界面临的几大威胁之一。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] informal
a child who behaves very badly
淘气鬼，捣蛋鬼
Her youngest boy is a little horror. 她的小儿子是个小淘气鬼。

例句

• Few journalists have managed to convey the full horror of the situation .
• We watched in horror as they pulled the bodies from the wreckage .
• The prospect of parenthood filled her with horror.
• The true horror of the accident did not become clear until the following morning .
• Local people regard this idea of a motorway through their village with horror.

习语

have a horror of sth
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