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TOEFL BNC: 1927 COCA: 1944

terrible

Word family 
ter·ri·ble /ˈterəbəl/ ●●● S1 W3 adjectiveadj  
1  BADextremely severe in a way that causes harm or damage 剧烈的；厉害的；非常严重的 SYN horrible, awful
 Their son had been injured in a terrible accident.
他们的儿子在一次严重事故中受过伤。
 We’re worried that something terrible might have happened to Greg.
我们担心格雷格有可能遇到了什么可怕的事情。
 a terrible storm
猛烈的暴风雨
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2  BAD ATvery bad 很糟的，极差的 SYN awful
 The hotel was absolutely terrible.
这家宾馆糟糕透了。
 I’d better write this down; I have a terrible memory.
我最好把它记下来，我的记性很差。
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3  FRIGHTENEDmaking you feel afraid or shocked 可怕的，骇人的；令人震惊的
 There was a terrible noise and the roof caved in.
随着一阵可怕的响声，房顶坍塌了。
 She wept when she heard the terrible news.
她听说这个噩耗后痛哭流涕。
4  to a very great degree 极度的，极其严重的 SYN grave
 You’re making a terrible mistake.
你犯了一个极大的错误。
n THESAURUS – Meanings 1 & 2
terrible/awful (also dreadful especially British EnglishBrE) very bad
The journey was terrible – it took six hours.
The food was good but we had terrible service.
It’s such an awful programme! How can you watch it?
He looked dreadful.
horrible very bad and unpleasant – used especially when something has a strong effect on you and you feel shocked, annoyed, or sick
This soup tastes horrible.
I got a horrible shock when I saw the bill.
a horrible accident
a horrible thing to say to someone
appalling terrible – especially in a way that is shocking. Appalling is stronger and a little more formal than terrible or horrible
The refugees are living in appalling conditions.
The teacher said my handwriting was appalling.
disgusting terrible – used about a taste, smell, habit etc, often one that makes you feel sick
The smell was disgusting and I had to go out.
Do you have to bite your nails? It’s a disgusting habit.
lousy informal terrible – used especially to express annoyance
I’ve had a lousy day at the office.
This area is a lousy place to live.
hopeless very bad and difficult – used when there is no chance of success or improvement
We were trying to pay off our debts but it was a hopeless situation.
He was given the almost hopeless task of trying to negotiate a ceasefire.
diabolical British EnglishBrE extremely bad – used to express great disapproval of an action or event
The prices are diabolical.
a diabolical waste of money
McAndrew gave a diabolical performance on Saturday.
n Grammar
Terrible is not used with ‘very’. You say:
I feel absolutely terrible today.
✗Don’t say: I feel very terrible today.
Examples from the Corpus
terrible• The movie was terrible.• a terrible accident• He says it's terrible, because the aircraft has such a good safety record.• Students like Andrea are caught in a terrible bind.• I have a terrible headache.• The attitude they have towards you is terrible, like you're lower than the dirt they tread on.• Yet beyond the immediate and terrible losses suffered, the fire had lasting consequences for the lives of Californians.• It is hard to believe that you will be able to make something happen to get you out of this terrible mess.• I was withdrawing from drugs and in a terrible state.• He had some idea of what was ahead of him, for he knew the terrible tales about the Robemaker's Workshops.
Origin terrible
(1300-1400) Old French Latin terribilis, from terrere “to frighten”
ter·ri·ble adjectiveadj →n GRAMMAR1 →n THESAURUS1
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TOEFL BNC: 1927 COCA: 1944
terrible

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VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound可怕；感到可怕；看上去駭人；好像可怕；聽起來可怕ADVERB➤really, 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。PREPOSITION➤for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。
TOEFL BNC: 1927 COCA: 1944
terrible adj.
⇨ terrible 1 (terrible news) ⇨ terrible 2 (a terrible mess) ⇨ terrible 3 (a terrible accident) ⇨ terrible 4 (terrible acting)terrible1

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  ➡ See also the entry for bad 另见bad条a terrible thing to say 难听的话a terrible mess 脏乱不堪a terrible accident 可怕的事故The acting was terrible. 表演糟透了。  ➡ See also the entries for bad and disgusting 1 另见bad条和disgusting条第1义terrible ♦︎ awful ♦︎ horrible ♦︎ dreadful ♦︎ vile ♦︎ horrendousThese words all describe sth that is very unpleasant. 这些词均形容事物令人不快。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful for sb◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful / a vile thing◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a vile smell◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful / a vile business◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrendous time◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful noise / thought / feeling / shock◆the terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful truth◆terrible / awful / dreadful / vile / horrendous conditions◆terrible / awful / dreadful / vile weather◆terrible / awful / dreadful news◆really / pretty terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / vile / horrendous◆rather terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / vile◆absolutely / truly terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / horrendous■ terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving 糟透了的；非常讨厌的；骇人的◆What terrible news!多么骇人听闻的消息！◆How terrible for you!你们有祸了！◆It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young.这件事发生在这么年轻的人身上真是太可怕了。◆That's a terrible thing to say!说这话太难听了！◆I feel terrible－I think I'll go to bed.我觉得难受，想去睡觉了。◆I feel terrible: it could so easily have ended in tragedy and I just didn't think.我真感到后怕：这本来很容易酿成悲剧，可我当时连想都没想。OPP good ⇨ nice 1 ■ awful (especially spoken) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving 很坏的，极讨厌的（用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不满的事物）◆That's an awful colour.那颜色难看得很。◆I feel awful－maybe it was something I ate.我感觉很不好，也许是因为我吃了什么东西。◆I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.我忘了她的生日，感到很过意不去。◆The awful thing is, it was my fault.糟糕的是，那是我的过错。◆'They didn't even offer to pay.' 'Oh that's awful.'“他们甚至不主动付钱。”“哦，真不像话。”■ horrible (especially spoken) very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like 极坏的，十分讨厌的（用以形容令人不快的事物）◆What a horrible child.这个孩子糟透了。◆The coffee tasted horrible.这咖啡难喝极了。◆It was horrible sitting there all on my own.就我一个人坐在那里，这样感觉很糟。■ dreadful ˈdredfl (especially BrE, especially spoken) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of 很坏的，极讨厌的（用以形容令人不快或不满的事物）◆What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气！◆What a dreadful thing to say!话说得太难听了！◆It's dreadful the way they treat their employees.他们对待员工的方式糟糕透了。◆How dreadful!多讨厌啊！■ vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant 糟糕透顶的；可恶的；极坏的◆There was a vile smell coming from the locked room.从上锁的房门后传出令人恶心的气味。◆It was a vile business from beginning to end.由始至终这都是种肮脏可耻的生意。■ horrendous hɒˈrendəs; NAmE hɔːˈrendəs, hɑːˈrendəs (rather informal) (of problems) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable （问题）糟糕透顶的，不能容忍的◆The traffic around the city was horrendous.这座城市各处交通都糟透了。terrible2

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  ➡ See also the entry for bad 另见bad条a terrible thing to say 难听的话a terrible mess 脏乱不堪a terrible accident 可怕的事故The acting was terrible. 表演糟透了。terrible ♦︎ awfulThese are both words that are used to emphasize how bad or extreme sb/sth is. 这两个词均表示极其严重的、极度的、非常的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a terrible / an awful mistake / mess / nuisance / disappointment◆a terrible / an awful fool / snob◆a / an really / truly / absolutely / pretty / rather terrible / awful...■ terrible [only before noun] (informal, especially spoken) used to emphasize how bad or extreme sb/sth is 极其严重的；极度的◆The room was in a terrible mess.房间里脏乱不堪。◆I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come.为了劝她来，我费尽口舌。◆You'll be in terrible trouble if you're late again.如果你再迟到，你的麻烦就大了。■ awful [only before noun] (informal, especially spoken) used to emphasize sth such as an amount, a quality or how bad sth is （强调数量、品质或糟糕程度等）非常的，很多的，严重的◆It's going to cost an awful lot of money.这要花非常多的钱。◆The whole thing has been an awful nuisance.整件事都非常讨厌。ⓘ When awful is used to emphasize an amount, it does not always refer to sth bad. 当awful用于强调数量或程度时，不一定总是指坏事◆I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.我觉得身体比昨天好多了。 terrible3

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  ➡ See also the entry for bad 另见bad条a terrible thing to say 难听的话a terrible mess 脏乱不堪a terrible accident 可怕的事故The acting was terrible. 表演糟透了。terrible ♦︎ awful ♦︎ appalling ♦︎ horrible ♦︎ dreadful ♦︎ horrific ♦︎ horrifying ♦︎ gruesomeThese words all describe sth that is extremely shocking or frightening, or that causes great harm. 这些词均表示令人震惊的、骇人听闻的，或造成极大伤害的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a terrible / an awful / an appalling / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrific / a horrifying / a gruesome scene / sight◆a terrible / an awful / an appalling / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrific crime◆terrible / appalling / horrible / dreadful / horrific injuries◆terrible / awful / appalling / horrible / dreadful / horrific pain / suffering◆a terrible / an awful / an appalling / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrific nightmare◆a terrible / an awful / an appalling / a horrible / a dreadful tragedy◆terrible / awful / appalling / dreadful consequences◆a terrible / an appalling / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrific / a horrifying accident / incident◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful / a horrific / a horrifying / a gruesome death◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful / a gruesome fate◆a terrible / an awful / a horrible / a dreadful cry / scream◆a terrible / an awful / a dreadful / a horrific / a horrifying / a gruesome ordeal◆a terrible / a dreadful / horrific / gruesome attack◆a terrible / horrible / dreadful / horrific / gruesome murder◆a terrible / a horrible / a horrific slaughter / massacre◆to be in a terrible / an awful / an appalling / a dreadful state◆absolutely / quite terrible / awful / appalling / horrible / dreadful / horrific / horrifying◆truly terrible / awful / appalling / horrible / dreadful / horrific / gruesome◆really terrible / awful / appalling / horrible / dreadful / horrific◆particularly terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / horrific / horrifying / gruesome◆pretty terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / horrific / gruesome◆It's terrible / awful / horrible / dreadful / horrific / horrifying to see / think...■ terrible very bad or serious; involving great harm or injury 非常严重的；危害极大的；造成极大伤害的◆He had suffered terrible injuries.他受了重伤。◆It was the night of that terrible storm.那是个狂风暴雨的夜晚。◆I'll have to stay with her－she's in a terrible state.我得陪着她－她的状态很不好。▸ terribly

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◆They suffered terribly when their son was killed.儿子遇难之后，他们悲痛欲绝。◆The experiment went terribly wrong.这次实验出了大问题。■ awful very bad or shocking; involving great suffering 骇人听闻的；可怕的；痛苦的◆He had never known the awful horrors of war.此前他从不知晓战争是如此恐怖。◆I woke from the most awful nightmare.我从极其可怕的噩梦中醒来。 OPP great ⇨ great 1 ■ appalling əˈpɔːlɪŋ (BrE or formal, NAmE) very bad or shocking; involving great suffering or cruelty 骇人听闻的；可怕的；痛苦的；残忍的◆The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。◆The regime has an appalling record on human rights.那个政权的人权记录极其糟糕。▸ appallingly

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◆They had to work under appallingly difficult circumstances.他们不得不在极为困难的环境下工作。NOTE 辨析 Terrible, awful or appalling? Awful is used more often to describe events and experiences. Typical collocates are dream, event, experience, happening and nightmare. Appalling is most often used to describe accidents, crimes and the results of these as well as bad social conditions. Typical collocates are accident, atrocity, tragedy, attack, crash, injuries, conditions, deprivation, hardship, human rights record and poverty. Appalling is mostly used in British English. You can use terrible in all these examples in both British and American English, although it is slightly less strong than appalling. * awful更常描述事件和经历，常见搭配词有dream、event、experience、happening和nightmare。appalling最常描述事故、犯罪及其结果，以及不良的社会状况，常见搭配词有accident、atrocity、tragedy、attack、crash、injury、condition、deprivation、hardship、human rights record和poverty。appalling最常用于英式英语中。在美式和英式英语中，所有这些例子均可用terrible，但terrible比appalling语气稍弱。■ horrible extremely shocking or frightening 令人震惊的；恐怖的◆She woke from a horrible nightmare.她从恐怖的噩梦中醒来。ⓘ When horrible is used in this meaning, it is usually used with words such as murder, mutilation, nightmare, injuries, slaughter and screaming, or in the phrase It was horrible. 表达此义时，horrible一般与murder、mutilation、nightmare、injury、slaughter和screaming连用，或用于It was horrible这一惯用法中。▸ horribly

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◆The experiment went horribly wrong.这次实验出了大问题。■ dreadful ˈdredfl [usually before noun] terrible 非常严重的；危害极大的；造成极大伤害的◆There's been a dreadful accident.曾经发生过一起可怕的事故。▸ dreadfully

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◆They suffered dreadfully during the war.他们在战争中遭受了巨大的痛苦。NOTE 辨析 Terrible or dreadful? Terrible often suggests that you are personally upset by the experience; using dreadful can suggest that you are personally slightly less emotionally involved in the experience. * terrible常意味着说话者对某事打心里觉得难过，用dreadful可意味着说话者投入的个人情感略少。■ horrific həˈrɪfɪk extremely shocking or frightening 令人震惊的；恐怖的◆There's been a horrific murder.曾经发生过一起骇人听闻的谋杀。◆Her injuries were horrific.她的伤势极为严重。◆She's been through a horrific ordeal.她经历了极为恐怖的磨难。■ horrifying extremely shocking or frightening 令人震惊的；恐怖的◆It was a horrifying experience.那是非常可怕的经历。◆It's horrifying to see such poverty.看到这种贫困状况令人震惊。NOTE 辨析 Horrific or horrifying? Horrific is often used to talk about things which affect people directly, such as injuries, wounds, burns and death. Horrifying is more often used with words for events and experiences, such as accident, dream, event, incident, ordeal, sight and story. It is also used in the expression it's horrifying to see/think sth. * horrific常描述对人有直接影响的事物，如injury、wound、burn和death。horrifying更常与表示事件或经历的词连用，如accident、dream、event、incident、ordeal、sight和story。horrifying还用于it's horrifying to see/think sth这种句式◆It's horrific to see such poverty. ■ gruesome ˈgruːsəm very unpleasant and filling you with horror, usually because it is connected with death or injury （常因与死亡或伤害有关）令人厌恶的，恐怖的，可怕的◆a particularly gruesome murder特别骇人听闻的谋杀◆We were shown gruesome pictures of dead bodies.给我们展示了恐怖的死人照片。terrible4

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  ➡ See also the entry for bad 另见bad条a terrible thing to say 难听的话a terrible mess 脏乱不堪a terrible accident 可怕的事故The acting was terrible. 表演糟透了。terrible ♦︎ abysmal ♦︎ atrociousThese words all describe sth that is very bad or of a very low standard. 这些词均表示劣质的、劣等的、拙劣的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a terrible / an abysmal / an atrocious record◆a terrible / an abysmal lack◆a terrible / an atrocious performance◆terrible / atrocious weather / behaviour◆absolutely terrible / abysmal◆quite terrible / atrocious■ terrible (informal) very bad; of a very low standard 劣质的；劣等的；拙劣的◆We had a terrible meal at that restaurant.我们在那家餐厅吃了顿很难吃的饭。◆I have a terrible memory for names.我记名字很差劲。◆Your driving is terrible!你的驾驶技术真是糟透了！ⓘ In this meaning terrible is less serious, less frequent and more informal than in some of its other meanings: a terrible thing to say and a terrible accident are more unpleasant or more serious than a terrible meal. * terrible的这一义项相比其他义项而言较不严肃、不常用，且较非正式：a terrible thing to say和a terrible accident比a terrible meal更令人不快或更严肃。■ abysmal əˈbɪzməl very bad; of a very low standard 极坏的；糟透的◆His manners are abysmal.他一点礼貌也没有。◆The council has an abysmal record on education.那个委员会在教育事务上毫无建树。■ atrocious əˈtrəʊʃəs; NAmE əˈtroʊʃəsvery bad; of a very low standard 极坏的；糟透的◆Isn't the weather atrocious?天气糟透了，不是吗？◆She speaks French with an atrocious accent.她讲的法语有很蹩脚的口音。NOTE 辨析 Terrible, abysmal or atrocious?These words are all very similar and in many cases you can use any of them; terrible is used especially when sth is very poor quality or is done badly; abysmal is used especially to talk about sth that you think is morally bad; atrocious is used especially to talk about sth that is unpleasant or done or performed badly. 这三个词意思非常相似，在许多情况下可以通用。terrible尤指某物质量很差或事情干得很糟；abysmal尤修饰不道德的事情；atrocious尤指某事物令人不快，或事情干得或执行得很差。
TOEFL BNC: 1927 COCA: 1944
terrible
Making you feel sad or upset: sad, unhappy, depressing...
Making you feel afraid: frightening, scary, alarming...
Dangerous or harmful: dangerous, harmful, disastrous...
Feeling and being unhealthy or ill: ill, frail, unfit...
Bad or of a low quality: sad, poor, terribly...
Ways of emphasizing completeness or extremeness: complete, completely, entire...

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