horror
noun
ˈhɒrə
noun
1
a
strong
feeling
of
shock
and
fear
惊恐; 震惊
U
in
horror
Staff
watched
in
horror
as
he
set
himself
alight.
他自焚时员工们惊恐地看着。
with
horror
Many
people
recoil
with
horror
when
they
see
a
big
spider
like
this.
很多人看到这样一个大蜘蛛时都会吓得往后退。
to
sb’s
horror
To
my
horror,
I
realised
my
shirt
was
wet
with
blood.
发现自己的衬衫被鲜血沾湿，我大为惊恐。
You
should
have
seen
the
look
of
horror
on
his
face.
你真该看看他脸上恐惧的表情。
2
something
that
is
very
terrible,
shocking,
or
frightening
令人惊恐的事
C usually plural 一般用复数
[+
of
]
the
horrors
of
war
战争的恐怖
3
the horror of something
when
a
situation
or
event
is
very
unpleasant
or
shocking
某事物的震惊性 （恐怖 ）
Dense
smoke
surrounded
them,
adding
to
the
horror
of
the
situation.
浓烟包围了他们，情形更加恐怖。
Only
when
the
vehicle
was
lifted
did
the
full
horror
of
the
accident
become
clear.
只有当车辆被吊起来时才知道事故到底有多惨。
4
have a horror of sth
to
be
afraid
of
something
or
dislike
it
very
much
非常惧怕某物; 憎恶 （讨厌 ）某物
He
has
a
horror
of
snakes.
他非常怕蛇。
5
little horror
a
young
child
who
behaves
badly
[英] 淘气鬼，讨厌鬼〔指小孩子〕
BrE
6
give sb the horrors
to
make
someone
feel
unreasonably
frightened
or
nervous
令某人感到非常恐惧 （紧张 ）
7
horror of horrors
used
to
say
how
bad
something
is
–
often
used
humorously
when
you
think
something
is
not
really
very
bad
[英] 极其糟糕〔常为幽默用法，用于某事物不是很糟时〕
BrE