extremely bad or serious
可怖的,骇人的
-
a terrible crime 骇人的罪行
-
the terrible conditions in which the ordinary people lived .普通老百姓恶劣的生活条件。
extremely unpleasant or disagreeable
非常令人不快的,非常糟糕的
-
the weather was terrible .天气糟透了。
very unskillful
很差劲的,极不在行的
-
despite passing my driving test first time, I'm a terrible driver 尽管第一次就通过了驾考,我仍是个很蹩脚的司机
-
I was terrible at basketball .我以前篮球打得很差劲。
[attrib.]
〈非 正式〉 令人讨厌的;糟透的
-
what a terrible mess .真是乱七八糟。
[as complement]feeling or looking extremely unwell
极不舒服的;极不适的
-
I was sick all night and felt terrible for two days .我病了一整夜,两天来感到非常难受。
[as complement](of a person or their feelings)troubled or guilty
(人,情感)内疚的;受折磨的
-
Maria felt terrible because she had forgotten the woman's name .玛丽亚很苦恼,因为她忘了那个女人的名字。
causing or likely to cause terror; sinister
可怕的,恐怖的
-
the stranger gave a terrible smile .陌生人露出令人恐怖的笑容。
-
a period in a child's social development (typically around the age of two years) which is associated with very defiant or unruly behaviour 〈非正式〉可怕的两岁,两岁叛逆期terrible twos informal
-
terrible + 疾病 严重的(疾病)
真题例句:
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘causing terror’): via French from Latin