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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hor·ren·dous /hɒˈrendəs, hə- $ hɑː-, hɔː-/ ●○○ adjective  1  FRIGHTENEDfrightening and terrible 可怕的，骇人的 SYN horrific a horrendous experience 可怕的经历 She suffered horrendous injuries. 她伤得很厉害。► see thesaurus at bad2  informalBAD extremely unreasonable or unpleasant 极不像话的；极讨厌的 horrendous debts 巨额债务 The traffic was horrendous. 交通状况糟透了。 —horrendously adverb
    Examples from the Corpus
    horrendous• Traffic in the downtown Boston area is horrendous.• It would have been a nightmare, it would have been horrendous.• After all, the newspapers are brimming with reports of horrendous attacks on women, so the risk must be considerable.• She is still recovering from a horrendous car accident.• This is so horrendous, it bears no description.• horrendous medical costs• In the medical schools' defense, both operate under the horrendous restrictions of a perpetual organ shortage.• The first was hacking round Crieff, eventually posting a horrendous score of 112, with Roy Nicolson as his playing partner.• Jose Lima is coming off a horrendous season.• Nothing in the three villagers' long but sheltered past could have prepared them for the horrendous sight that met their eyes.• It was a horrendous storm.• Troops ordinarily camped out during the winter months, recognizing that battles did not need the additional adversary of horrendous weather.• Pit bull dogs can inflict horrendous wounds on people.    Origin horrendous (1600-1700) Latin horrendus, from horrere; → HORROR
    hor·ren·dous adjectiveChineseSyllable
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    horrendous
    hor‧ren‧dous /hɒˈrendəs, hə- $ hɑː-, hɔː-/ adjective
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Latin
     Origin: horrendus, from horrere; ⇨ horror
    1. frightening and terrible
       SYN  horrific:
        a horrendous experience
        She suffered horrendous injuries.
    2. informal extremely unreasonable or unpleasant:
        horrendous debts
        The traffic was horrendous.
    —horrendously adverb
         
    THESAURUS
    ■ very bad
       ▪ awful/terrible/dreadful especially British English very bad: The movie was awful. | Her house is in a terrible state. | a dreadful crime
       ▪ horrible very bad, especially in a way that shocks or upsets you: He describes prison as ‘a horrible place’. | It was a horrible exprerience.
       ▪ disgusting smelling or tasting very bad: The food was disgusting. | The fish smelled disgusting.
       ▪ lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ informal very bad or disappointing: The weather has been lousy all week. | I’m fed up with this lousy job.
       ▪ ghastly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/ British English informal very bad: I’ve had a ghastly day. | a ghastly mistake
       ▪ severe severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad and serious: The country faces severe economic problems. | severe delays | He suffered severe head injuries in a car crash.
       ▪ atrocious/appalling/horrendous extremely bad in a way that is shocking: Her behaviour has been absolutely atrocious. | The country has an appalling human rights record.
       ▪ abysmal /əˈbɪzməl/ very bad and of a very low standard: The team’s performance was abysmal. | the abysmal conditions in some prisons


    hor·ren·dousBrE /hɒˈrendəs/ 🔊NAmE /hɔːˈrendəs/ 🔊, /hɑːˈrendəs/ 🔊 adjectiveextremely shocking 令人震惊的；骇人的 SYN horrific, horrifying ◆horrendous injuries可怕的伤势(informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable 讨厌得难以容忍的 SYN terrible ◆horrendous traffic糟透了的交通 HELP Some speakers do not pronounce the 'h' at the beginning of horrendous and use 'an' instead of 'a' before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. 有人说 horrendous 时不发 h 音，前面用 an 而不用 a，现在听起来过时了。<titled tranID="27" status="1">terrible</titled>awful ◇ horrible ◇ dreadful ◇ vile ◇ horrendous

    These words all describe sth that is very unpleasant. 以上各词均指事物令人不快的。

    • terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving 指糟透了的、非常讨厌的、令人极不快的、可怕的、骇人的：◆What terrible news! 多么骇人听闻的消息！◆That's a terrible thing to say! 说这话太难听了！
    • awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving 指很坏的、极讨厌的（用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不高兴的事物）：◆That's an awful colour. 那颜色难看得很。◆The weather last summer was awful. 刚过去的夏季天气真糟糕。
    • horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like 指极坏的、十分讨厌的（用以形容令人不快的事物）：◆The coffee tasted horrible. 这咖啡难喝极了。
    • dreadful (rather informal, especially BrE) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of 指糟糕透顶的、讨厌的（用以形容令人不快或反对的事物）：◆What dreadful weather! 多么讨厌的天气！
    • vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant 指糟糕透顶的、可恶的、极坏的：◆There was a vile smell coming from the room. 房间里传来令人恶心的气味。◆He was in a vile mood. 他的心情坏极了。
    • horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable 指讨厌得难以容忍的：◆The traffic around the city was horrendous. 城里的交通糟透了。

    Patterns

    • terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for sb
    • a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing
    • a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell
    • terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
    • terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather
    • terrible/awful/dreadful news
    ▸ hor·ren·dous·ly BrE /həˈrendəsli/ 🔊NAmE /həˈrendəsli/ 🔊 adverb◆horrendously expensive贵得离谱