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TOEFL BNC: 1927 COCA: 1944

terrible

terrible /ˈterəbəl/ adjective
terrible
/ˈterəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of TERRIBLE
[more terrible; most terrible]
: very shocking and upsetting恐怖的;可怕的;骇人的
: very bad or unpleasant糟糕的;令人极为不快的
see also enfant terrible
TOEFL BNC: 1927 COCA: 1944

terrible

adjective

ter·​ri·​ble ˈter-ə-bəl How to pronounce terrible (audio)
ˈte-rə-
1
: extremely bad: such as
a
: notably unattractive or objectionable
terrible behavior
b
: of very poor quality
a terrible movie
c
: strongly repulsive : obnoxious
a terrible smell
2
a
: difficult
in a terrible bind
b
: formidable in nature : awesome
a terrible responsibility
c
: exciting extreme alarm or intense fear : terrifying
3
: extreme, great
a terrible disappointment
terribleness noun

Example Sentences

Traffic was held up by a terrible accident. I have a terrible cold. The service at that restaurant is terrible.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin terribilis, from terrēre to frighten — more at terror

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2c

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TOEFL BNC: 1927 COCA: 1944
terrible

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, feel, look, seem, sound可怕;感到可怕;看上去駭人;好像可怕;聽起來可怕ADVERBreally, truly實在/十分可怕I thought something really terrible had happened.我以為發生了非常可怕的事情。absolutely, just, quite, simply十分可怕;真可怕;簡直可怕He suddenly collapsed-it was simply terrible.他突然昏倒了 - 簡直太可怕了。pretty, rather頗為/相當可怕very很可怕Nothing very terrible happened.沒有發生什麼特別糟糕的事情。PREPOSITIONfor對⋯來說可怕It must have been terrible for the survivors.對於幸存者來說那一定十分可怕。

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