horror
noun uk/ˈhɒr.ər/ us/ˈhɔːr.ɚ/
B2 [ U ]恐惧;震惊;（…的）震惊性，恐怖性
an extremely strong feeling of fear and shock, or the frightening and shocking character of something
The crowd cried out in horror as the car burst into flames. 当汽车突然起火时，人群发出一阵惊恐的叫声。
The thought of speaking in front of so many people fills me with horror. 一想到要在那么多人面前讲话，我心里就不由得一阵害怕。
I then realized to my absolute horror, that I had forgotten the present. 那时我惊恐地意识到，我把礼物给忘了。
What the book does convey very successfully is the horror of war. 那本书的确成功描绘出了战争的恐怖。
horrors[ plural ] 威胁；令人震惊的事
things that are very shocking or frightening
The population now faces the horrors of starvation. 人们现在面临着饥饿的威胁。
Nuclear war is one of the horrors that face the modern world. 核战争是当今世界面临的几大威胁之一。
[ C ] informal淘气鬼，捣蛋鬼
a child who behaves very badly
Her youngest boy is a little horror. 她的小儿子是个小淘气鬼。
- More examples
- Few journalists have managed to convey the full horror of the situation.
- We watched in horror as they pulled the bodies from the wreckage.
- The prospect of parenthood filled her with horror.
- The true horror of the accident did not become clear until the following morning.
- Local people regard this idea of a motorway through their village with horror.
Idioms
have a horror of somethingidiom UK 憎恨;非常害怕
to hate something very much or be very frightened of something
It may be childish but I have a horror of worms. 这可能有些孩子气，可是我真是非常害怕虫子。
horror of horrorsidiom humorous 极其糟糕
said when you are telling someone about a very bad or embarrassing situation
Then, horror of horrors, I discovered that my zip had been undone the whole time I was talking to her. 最糟糕的是，我发现跟她说话的时候我裤子的拉链是一直开着的。