plural horrors
plural horrors
Learner's definition of HORROR
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[noncount] : a very strong feeling of fear, dread, and shock驚恐;震驚 -
There was a look of horror on her face.她一臉驚恐的表情。
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He saw to his horror that he couldn't escape. [=he was horrified to see that he couldn't escape]他發覺無法逃脫後感到十分驚恐。
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The crowd watched in horror as the fire spread.群衆驚恐地看着火勢蔓延。
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[noncount] : the quality of something that causes feelings of fear, dread, and shock : the horrible or shocking quality or character of something令人驚恐;令人震驚 3
: something that causes feelings of fear, dread, and shock : something that is shocking and horrible引起驚恐的事物;令人震驚的事物 [count]
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[count] chiefly British, informal : a child who behaves very badly調皮搗蛋的孩子
have a horror of
: to have a strong dislike for or fear of (something)對…強烈厭惡(或恐懼) -
Some students seem to have a horror of using the dictionary.有的學生似乎很討厭用字典。
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Like many teenagers, she has a horror of being seen in public with her parents.她和許多青少年一樣,非常討厭在公共場合被人看見自己和父母待在一起。
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He has a horror of being caught unprepared.他害怕被逮個措手不及。
horror of horrors
informal + humorous
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used to describe something as shocking or horrible用於描述令人震驚或驚恐的事物 2 horror /ˈhorɚ/ adjective
2 horror
/ˈhorɚ/
adjective
Learner's definition of HORROR
always used before a noun
: intended to cause feelings of fear or horror意在引起恐懼感的