horrors

英 [ˈhɒrəz]

美 [ˈhɔːrərz]

n.  震惊; 恐惧; 厌恶; 对某事物的强烈畏惧(或憎恨); (某事物)令人厌恶的性质; (尤指)震惊性，恐怖性
horror的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 震惊;恐惧;惊恐
  Horroris a feeling of great shock, fear, and worry caused by something extremely unpleasant.
  1. I felt numb with horror...
     我惊呆了。
  2. As I watched in horror the boat began to power away from me.
     我惊恐万分地看着船加足马力从我身边开走了。
• N-SING 惧怕;憎恶
  If you have ahorror ofsomething, you are afraid of it or dislike it very much.
  1. ...his horror of death.
     他对死亡的惧怕
• N-SING 恐怖性;残酷
  Thehorror ofsomething, especially something that hurts people, is its very great unpleasantness.
  1. ...the horror of this most bloody of civil wars.
     这场极其血腥的内战的惨烈
• N-COUNT 极其不愉快（或可怕）的经历
  You can refer to extremely unpleasant or frightening experiences ashorrors.
  1. Can you possibly imagine all the horrors we have undergone since I last wrote you?
     你能想象得出自从我上次给你写信以来我们所经历的所有可怕事情吗？
• N-COUNT 极讨厌（或丑陋）的人（或事物）
  If you refer to someone or something as ahorror, you mean that you think they are very unpleasant or ugly.
  1. Our host was arrogant and offensive. How his sweet wife could tolerate such a horror was baffling.
     招待我们的男主人傲慢无礼。真不知道他温柔的妻子怎么能容忍这样一个讨厌的家伙。
• ADJ （影片或故事）情节恐怖的，惊悚的
  Ahorrorfilm or story is intended to be very frightening.
  1. ...a psychological horror film.
     心理恐怖片
• ADJ （经历或事件）非常不愉快的
  You can refer to an account of a very unpleasant experience or event as ahorrorstory.
  1. ...a horror story about lost luggage while flying.
     乘飞机旅行时丢失行李的糟糕经历
• PHRASE 最糟糕不过的事情
  Horror of horrorsis used to refer to something that you consider to be the worst part of a situation.
  1. The company has already boosted its share of the UK tea market with its round tea bags. Now it is successfully converting the nation to (horror of horrors) instant tea.
     该公司已经凭借其袋泡茶提高了自己在英国茶叶市场的占有份额。现在它正在成功地使该国人民改喝（最可怕不过的）速溶茶。

双语例句

• Regions like this one that were innocent by day became horrors as the sun sneaked down.
  白天这里是一块宁静祥和的场所，太阳落山后却变成了恐怖之地。
• Speech after speech talked of global crisis, painful choices and the horrors of coalition with the Conservatives.
  在一个接一个的讨论全球经济危机的讲话之后，保守党面临着痛苦的抉择和恐慌。
• They've been hardened to the horrors of war.
  他们对战争的恐怖已无动于衷了。
• This idea has been trotied out once more as an illustration of the horrors of civil war.
  这种意见又被再次搬了出来以证明内战的恐怖。
• It is grossly unfair that some families'lives are dominated by the horrors of genetic disease.
  很明显，让一些家庭生活在对遗传病的恐惧中是不公平的。
• He used his diary to put a fine gloss on the horrors the regime perpetrated
  他假借日记对该政权犯下的恐怖罪行巧加粉饰。
• I believed my friend's melancholy to be a natural reaction to the horrors he had lived.
  我居然认为我朋友流露出的忧郁寡言是他与恶魔作战、历经恐惧后的一种正常反应。
• I can't run away from the horrors of the war.
  我不能回避战争的惨状。
• Do you dream while you sleep or is it an escape from the horrors of reality?
  你睡着的时候会做梦么？还是在逃避现实的恐怖？
• First, the 1997 banking crisis had given Japan a taste of the horrors of contagion.
  首先，1997年的银行业危机让日本尝到了危机蔓延的可怕后果。