【terrible音标】 英[ˈterəbl] 美[ˈterəbl]
【单词释义】 terrible是什么意思：
adj.可怕的；危害极大的；非常严重的；很糟的；劣质的
adv.口〉非常，很，极
n.可怕的人
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【关联词/派生词】
terrify v. 恐吓；使恐惧；使害怕
terrific adj.极好的；极大的；了不起
【terrible形近词/近似词】
horrible adj.可怕的
responsible adj.负责的；尽责的
flexible adj.灵活的；易弯曲的；柔韧的
possible adj.可能的 n.可能性；可能的人物
inaccessible adj.难以达到的；无法接近的；难得到的
ostensible adj.表面上的；假装的
impossible adj.不可能的 n.不可能；不可能的事
accessible adj.易接近的；可进入的；可理解的；
sensible adj.明智的；理智的；合乎情理的；意识到的，能感觉到的
permissible adj.允许的；可允许的；许可的
【近义词解析】
◇ 害怕的,可怕的
afraid (adj. 害怕的，恐惧的)：指因担心受到伤害或发生坏事而感到畏惧的，通常作表语。I am afraid of snakes.
scared (adj. 害怕的)：指对某事物感到畏惧的，常可与 afraid 换用。
dreadful ([六级]adj. 可怕的)：强调某人或某事物极为糟糕的，只作定语。
fearful ([正式,四级]adj. 担心的，害怕的)：多指某人对可能发生的事情感到恐惧不安的。
frightful ([旧,六级]adj.坏的，可怕的)：指糟糕得令人产生短暂的恐惧感的。
horrible (adj. 可怕的，令人恐惧的)：指令人感到震惊与害怕的，侧重惊惧、厌恶之感。
terrible (adj. 可怕的，骇人的)：指令人极为不快、不安或害怕的。
【单词例句】
◇ It is true she had on a pair of slippers when she left home, but they were not of much use. They were very large, so large, indeed, that they had belonged to her mother, and the poor little creature had lost them in running across the street to avoid two carriages that were rolling along at a terrible rate.
当她离家出门的时候，脚上的确穿着一双拖鞋的，但是那是一双相当大的拖鞋 —— 的确太大了，那是她妈妈以前穿的。这可怜的小家伙在匆忙横穿马路的时候，两辆马车飞快地闯过来，吓得她把拖鞋跑丢了。
◇ "How is this?" said the Emperor to himself. "I can see nothing! This is indeed a terrible affair! Am I a simpleton, or am I unfit to be an Emperor? That would be the worst thing that could happen."
“这是怎么一回事儿呢？”皇帝心里想。“我什么也没有看见！这真是荒唐！难道我是一个愚蠢的人吗？难道我不配做皇帝吗？这真是我从来没有碰见过的一件最可怕的事情。”
◇ But only 14% of plastic packaging is collected for recycling. The reuse rate is terrible compared to other materials -- 58% of paper and up to 90% of iron and steel gets recycled.
但是，全球只有14%的塑料袋得以回收利用。纸张再用率为58%，而钢铁的循环使用率可高达90%，相较于这些资源，塑料的再使用情况则相当糟糕。
---- More plastic than fish in oceans by 2050
◇ She walked on and on —— far, far to the end of the world. She came to the sun, but it was too hot and terrible, and ate little children. She hurried away.
她走啊，找啊，不停地寻访着，一直找到遥远的天边，来到太阳面前。但太阳太热太凶猛了，她急忙跑开。
---- The Seven Ravens
◇ It was terrible! But it was still more terrible to see how one beat and pushed the other, and bit and hacked, and tugged and mauled him. Those at the top were being pulled down, and those at the bottom were struggling upwards.
多么可怕啊！不过更可怕的是看到这个人怎样打着和推着那个人，他们互相咬着，掐着，拉着和捶着。在下面的要爬上来，在上面的被拉到下面去。
---- The Drop of Water