horror

'hɒrә

四级六级考研托福 Collins 3

n. intense and profound fear
n. something that inspires dislike; something horrible

n. 惊骇, 恐怖, 惨状
[医] 恐怖, 恐惧

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

2,937

BNC 频率

3,318

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horror 源于拉丁语 horrere，意为“颤抖”或“害怕”。可以记住它与恐惧相关的意义。

例句

1. I love watching horror movies during Halloween.

我喜欢在万圣节期间看恐怖电影。

2. The book was so full of horror that I couldn't sleep at night.

这本书充满了恐怖，让我晚上无法入睡。

3. She screamed in horror when she saw the spider.

当她看到蜘蛛时，惊恐地尖叫了起来。