一、详细释义:


n.

恐惧,惊恐 [U,C]


例句:

The foul odor filled me with horror and disgust.

令人作呕的臭味使我心中充满恐惧和厌恶。


例句:

She let out a bleat of horror.

她恐惧地惊叫一声。


憎恶,痛恨 [U,C]


例句:

I have a deep horror of cruelty.

我对残暴的行为深恶痛绝。


例句:

As he walks through the streets his very face denotes his horror of the world's wickedness.

在他从街头走过时,他的脸上就表明了他对世上邪恶的憎恶。


讨厌的人或事 [C]


例句:

You are thinking what a self-centered old horror A.J. is.

你大概想A.J.是个以自我为中心的讨厌的老家伙吧。


恐怖,可怕的事物 [U,C]


例句:

He is the stereotyped monster of the horror films.

它们是恐怖电影中老一套的怪物。


二、词义辨析:


alarm,fear,fright,horror,panic,terror,dread

这些名词均含“恐惧、惧怕、惊恐”之意。 alarm强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。 fear普通用词,侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。 fright通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧,有时含夸张意味。 horror侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。 panic常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。 terror指极大的恐惧和惊骇,语气最强。 dread可与fear换用,着重害怕的心理,但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。


三、参考例句:


I felt numb with horror.

我惊呆了。


It' a horror to me.

这对我来说,是恐怖的。


I have a deep horror of cruelty.

我对残暴的行为深恶痛绝。


The horror film was very frightening.

这部恐怖电影很吓人的。


The news struck him with horror.

那消息使他震惊。


Horror suddenly struck me in the dark.

在黑暗中恐惧突然袭击了我。


I prefer comedy to horror movies.

我喜欢喜剧,不喜欢恐怖电影。


He was filled with horror at the bad news.

听到这个坏消息,他心里充满恐惧。


He is the stereotyped monster of the horror films.

它们是恐怖电影中老一套的怪物。


We were struck dumb with horror and grief.

惊恐和忧伤使我们哑口无言。