| 词组 | terrible |
| 释义 | terrible /ˈterəbəl, ˈterɪbəl/ adjective extremely bad or severenounsa terrible mistake The decision was a terrible mistake.a terrible accident A terrible accident left her unable to walk.a terrible injury/pain/disease I had a terrible pain in my chest.a terrible shock/blow Finding him dead was a terrible shock. | Her illness has been a terrible blow to her.a terrible experience/ordeal/time She’s been through a terrible ordeal and needs time to recover. | Ben was bullied at school and had a terrible time.a terrible event/tragedy The world will never forget the terrible events of 9/11. | The accident was a terrible tragedy.terrible weather/rain/storm The weather's terrible here and I’d like to move abroad!terrible food The prison food was terrible.a terrible sight/smell/sound He looked a terrible sight after the accident.terrible news I’ve just had some terrible news about my brother.terrible trouble/danger They were in terrible danger as water started to fill the car.a terrible mess He left the bathroom in a terrible mess, with clothes all over the floor.a terrible waste The war was a terrible waste of human life.verbslook/feel/sound terrible David felt terrible when he woke up the next morning.adverbsabsolutely terrible It must be absolutely terrible for his parents. Don’t say very terrible.phrasesbe in a terrible state She hadn’t eaten for several days and was in a terrible state.something terrible James was worried that something terrible had happened to her.THESAURUS: terrible awful especially spoken also dreadful BrEmess | mistake | moment | day | weather | place | feeling | shock | pain | job | smell terrible: The whole situation is an awful mess. | For a dreadful moment, I thought Anne was going to collapse. | I’ve had an awful day. | He hadn't slept and he looked dreadful. appalling/atrocious/horrendousconditions | state | situation | record | crime | act | tragedy | injury | weather terrible and shocking: The refugees are living in appalling conditions. | The country has an appalling record on human rights. | No one has ever been charged with this horrendous crime. | He suffered appalling injuries in the attack. | The weather was atrocious so we didn’t go sailing. horriblefeeling | thought | experience | place | person | smell | sight | mistake | death | crime very bad and unpleasant – used especially when something has a strong effect on you and you feel shocked, annoyed, or sick: I had a horrible feeling that someone was watching me all the time. | Being in prison is a horrible experience. | There was a horrible smell of vomit. | This soup tastes horrible. horrificaccident | crash | injuries | burns | crime | murder | attack | death | event | incident | scene terrible in a way that is frightening, shocking, or upsetting. Horrific is usually used when people suffer injuries or die: Eva lost both legs in a horrific accident. | She suffered horrific injuries in the explosion. | The attack was absolutely horrific. hideouscreature | monster | face | sight | building | crime used when something looks terrible, or seems shocking: They looked like hideous creatures from another universe. | A smile suddenly appeared on his hideous face. | The town centre is full of hideous modern buildings. | He used his position as a doctor to commit hideous crimes. disgustingfood | taste | smell | behaviour | habit | act | language | person having a very unpleasant taste or smell. You also use disgusting about other things that people say or do that are very shocking: The food was so disgusting that he couldn’t eat it. | The smell was absolutely disgusting and I had to go out. | This is disgusting behaviour from someone in his position. | He has a disgusting habit of spitting all the time. direconsequences | effects | situation | conditions | circumstances | need | poverty extremely severe or terrible – used especially when someone could suffer or die: Misuse of this drug can have dire consequences. | The report describes the dire conditions in the city’s prison. | The building is in dire need of repair.In spoken English, you also use dire when saying strongly that you do not like something. It is not usually used before a noun in this meaning: His last record was absolutely dire. lousy informaljob | day | place | service | weather | idea | writer | book | film | programme terrible – used especially when you are annoyed because something is so bad: The government is doing a lousy job. | I’m having such a lousy day. | I couldn’t wait to get out of that lousy place. | The service in the restaurant was lousy. | The weather's been lousy all week. | I thought it was a lousy film. ghastly BrE informalmistake | sight | image | thought | mess | experience | crime | news terrible – used especially when something upsets or shocks you: There must have been some kind of a ghastly mistake. | Blood was pouring down his face and he looked a ghastly sight. | I might have been on the train that hit him! What a ghastly thought! vile informalsmell | food | weather | conditions | man | woman terrible and unpleasant: There was a vile smell coming from the pipe. | The vile weather meant that many people had stayed at home. diabolical BrE informalsituation | mess | performance | weather | service | film terrible – used to express great disapproval: She didn’t know how to get out of this diabolical situation. | The team gave a diabolical performance on Saturday. abysmalperformance | record | conditions | state | quality | job | service | start | lack terrible and of a much lower standard than you expect: The team’s performance was abysmal. | The country has an abysmal record on democracy. | He has shown his abysmal lack of knowledge about the subject.Collocations with words meaning terribleYou don’t use very with any of these words. You can use absolutely or really instead The weather was absolutely awful. The conditions are really appalling. This tastes absolutely disgusting. |
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