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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 劇烈的；厲害的；非常嚴重的 SYN horrible, awful
Their son had been injured in a terrible accident.
他們的兒子在一次嚴重事故中受過傷。
We’re worried that something terrible might have happened to Greg.
我們擔心格雷格有可能遇到了什麽可怕的事情。
a terrible storm
猛烈的暴風雨
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2  BAD ATvery bad 很糟的，極差的 SYN awful
The hotel was absolutely terrible.
這家賓館糟糕透了。
I’d better write this down; I have a terrible memory.
我最好把它記下來，我的記性很差。
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3  FRIGHTENEDmaking you feel afraid or shocked 可怕的，駭人的；令人震驚的
There was a terrible noise and the roof caved in.
随着一陣可怕的響聲，房頂坍塌了。
She wept when she heard the terrible news.
她聽說這個噩耗後痛哭流涕。
4  to a very great degree 極度的，極其嚴重的 SYN grave
You’re making a terrible mistake.
你犯了一個極大的錯誤。
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”
TOEFL BNC: 1927 COCA: 1944
terrible

adjective

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 另見bad條a terrible thing to say 難聽的話a terrible mess 髒亂不堪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 另見bad條和disgusting條第1義terrible ♦︎ awful ♦︎ horrible ♦︎ dreadful ♦︎ vile ♦︎ horrendousThese words all describe sth that is very unpleasant. 這些詞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；非常討厭的；駭人的◆What terrible news!多麽駭人聽聞的消息！◆How terrible for you!你們有禍了！◆It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young.這件事發生在這麽年輕的人身上真是太可怕了。◆That's a terrible thing to say!說這話太難聽了！◆I feel terrible－I think I'll go to bed.我覺得難受，想去睡覺了。◆I feel terrible: it could so easily have ended in tragedy and I just didn't think.我真感到後怕：這本來很容易釀成悲劇，可我當時連想都沒想。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 很壞的，極討厭的（用以形容令人沮喪、不舒服、内疚或不滿的事物）◆That's an awful colour.那顔色難看得很。◆I feel awful－maybe it was something I ate.我感覺很不好，也許是因爲我吃了什麽東西。◆I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.我忘了她的生日，感到很過意不去。◆The awful thing is, it was my fault.糟糕的是，那是我的過錯。◆'They didn't even offer to pay.' 'Oh that's awful.'“他們甚至不主動付錢。”“哦，真不像話。”■ horrible (especially spoken) very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like 極壞的，十分討厭的（用以形容令人不快的事物）◆What a horrible child.這個孩子糟透了。◆The coffee tasted horrible.這咖啡難喝極了。◆It was horrible sitting there all on my own.就我一個人坐在那裏，這樣感覺很糟。■ dreadful ˈdredfl (especially BrE, especially spoken) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of 很壞的，極討厭的（用以形容令人不快或不滿的事物）◆What dreadful weather!多麽討厭的天氣！◆What a dreadful thing to say!話說得太難聽了！◆It's dreadful the way they treat their employees.他們對待員工的方式糟糕透了。◆How dreadful!多討厭啊！■ vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant 糟糕透頂的；可惡的；極壞的◆There was a vile smell coming from the locked room.從上鎖的房門後傳出令人惡心的氣味。◆It was a vile business from beginning to end.由始至終這都是種肮髒可恥的生意。■ horrendous hɒˈrendəs; NAmE hɔːˈrendəs, hɑːˈrendəs (rather informal) (of problems) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable （問題）糟糕透頂的，不能容忍的◆The traffic around the city was horrendous.這座城市各處交通都糟透了。terrible2

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  ➡ See also the entry for bad 另見bad條a terrible thing to say 難聽的話a terrible mess 髒亂不堪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. 這兩個詞均表示極其嚴重的、極度的、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 極其嚴重的；極度的◆The room was in a terrible mess.房間裏髒亂不堪。◆I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come.爲了勸她來，我費盡口舌。◆You'll be in terrible trouble if you're late again.如果你再遲到，你的麻煩就大了。■ awful [only before noun] (informal, especially spoken) used to emphasize sth such as an amount, a quality or how bad sth is （強調數量、品質或糟糕程度等）非常的，很多的，嚴重的◆It's going to cost an awful lot of money.這要花非常多的錢。◆The whole thing has been an awful nuisance.整件事都非常討厭。ⓘ When awful is used to emphasize an amount, it does not always refer to sth bad. 當awful用於強調數量或程度時，不一定總是指壞事◆I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.我覺得身體比昨天好多了。 terrible3

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  ➡ See also the entry for bad 另見bad條a terrible thing to say 難聽的話a terrible mess 髒亂不堪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. 這些詞均表示令人震驚的、駭人聽聞的，或造成極大傷害的。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 非常嚴重的；危害極大的；造成極大傷害的◆He had suffered terrible injuries.他受了重傷。◆It was the night of that terrible storm.那是個狂風暴雨的夜晚。◆I'll have to stay with her－she's in a terrible state.我得陪着她－她的狀態很不好。▸ terribly

adverb

◆They suffered terribly when their son was killed.兒子遇難之後，他們悲痛欲絕。◆The experiment went terribly wrong.這次實驗出了大問題。■ awful very bad or shocking; involving great suffering 駭人聽聞的；可怕的；痛苦的◆He had never known the awful horrors of war.此前他從不知曉戰爭是如此恐怖。◆I woke from the most awful nightmare.我從極其可怕的噩夢中醒來。 OPP great ⇨ great 1 ■ appalling əˈpɔːlɪŋ (BrE or formal, NAmE) very bad or shocking; involving great suffering or cruelty 駭人聽聞的；可怕的；痛苦的；殘忍的◆The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.囚犯的居住條件極爲惡劣。◆The regime has an appalling record on human rights.那個政權的人權記錄極其糟糕。▸ appallingly

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◆They had to work under appallingly difficult circumstances.他們不得不在極爲困難的環境下工作。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更常描述事件和經歷，常見搭配詞有dream、event、experience、happening和nightmare。appalling最常描述事故、犯罪及其結果，以及不良的社會狀況，常見搭配詞有accident、atrocity、tragedy、attack、crash、injury、condition、deprivation、hardship、human rights record和poverty。appalling最常用於英式英語中。在美式和英式英語中，所有這些例子均可用terrible，但terrible比appalling語氣稍弱。■ horrible extremely shocking or frightening 令人震驚的；恐怖的◆She woke from a horrible nightmare.她從恐怖的噩夢中醒來。ⓘ 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. 表達此義時，horrible一般與murder、mutilation、nightmare、injury、slaughter和screaming連用，或用於It was horrible這一慣用法中。▸ horribly

adverb

◆The experiment went horribly wrong.這次實驗出了大問題。■ dreadful ˈdredfl [usually before noun] terrible 非常嚴重的；危害極大的；造成極大傷害的◆There's been a dreadful accident.曾經發生過一起可怕的事故。▸ dreadfully

adverb

◆They suffered dreadfully during the war.他們在戰爭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常意味着說話者對某事打心裏覺得難過，用dreadful可意味着說話者投入的個人情感略少。■ horrific həˈrɪfɪk extremely shocking or frightening 令人震驚的；恐怖的◆There's been a horrific murder.曾經發生過一起駭人聽聞的謀殺。◆Her injuries were horrific.她的傷勢極爲嚴重。◆She's been through a horrific ordeal.她經歷了極爲恐怖的磨難。■ horrifying extremely shocking or frightening 令人震驚的；恐怖的◆It was a horrifying experience.那是非常可怕的經歷。◆It's horrifying to see such poverty.看到這種貧困狀況令人震驚。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常描述對人有直接影響的事物，如injury、wound、burn和death。horrifying更常與表示事件或經歷的詞連用，如accident、dream、event、incident、ordeal、sight和story。horrifying還用於it's horrifying to see/think sth這種句式◆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 （常因與死亡或傷害有關）令人厭惡的，恐怖的，可怕的◆a particularly gruesome murder特别駭人聽聞的謀殺◆We were shown gruesome pictures of dead bodies.給我們展示了恐怖的死人照片。terrible4

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  ➡ See also the entry for bad 另見bad條a terrible thing to say 難聽的話a terrible mess 髒亂不堪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. 這些詞均表示劣質的、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 劣質的；劣等的；拙劣的◆We had a terrible meal at that restaurant.我們在那家餐廳吃了頓很難吃的飯。◆I have a terrible memory for names.我記名字很差勁。◆Your driving is terrible!你的駕駛技術真是糟透了！ⓘ 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的這一義項相比其他義項而言較不嚴肅、不常用，且較非正式：a terrible thing to say和a terrible accident比a terrible meal更令人不快或更嚴肅。■ abysmal əˈbɪzməl very bad; of a very low standard 極壞的；糟透的◆His manners are abysmal.他一點禮貌也沒有。◆The council has an abysmal record on education.那個委員會在教育事務上毫無建樹。■ atrocious əˈtrəʊʃəs; NAmE əˈtroʊʃəsvery bad; of a very low standard 極壞的；糟透的◆Isn't the weather atrocious?天氣糟透了，不是嗎？◆She speaks French with an atrocious accent.她講的法語有很蹩腳的口音。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. 這三個詞意思非常相似，在許多情況下可以通用。terrible尤指某物質量很差或事情幹得很糟；abysmal尤修飾不道德的事情；atrocious尤指某事物令人不快，或事情幹得或執行得很差。
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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