horrid
horrid — 形容詞
- horridpositive
- more horridcomparative
- most horridsuperlative
1. extremely unpleasant, annoying, or unkind — used to describe things you strongly
糟糕的
形容事物很糟或人很壞
extremely unpleasant, annoying, or unkind — used to describe things you strongly dislike or people who treat you in a mean way.
The horrid smell from the old fridge made Putri feel sick.
舊冰箱傳出的糟糕氣味讓 Putri 感到噁心。
collocation: horrid smell / horrid taste
Wren had a horrid time at the dentist yesterday morning.
Wren 昨天早上在牙醫那裡度過了糟透的一段時間。
collocation: have a horrid time
Noor thought the film was horrid and walked out after twenty minutes.
Noor 覺得那部電影很糟糕，看了二十分鐘就走了。
linking verb: be + horrid
Andrés felt horrid about ignoring his little sister at the party.
Andrés 對自己在派對上不理妹妹的事感到非常愧疚。
pattern: feel horrid about [something]
Nobody wanted to eat Nkechi's burnt vegetables because they tasted horrid.
Nkechi 烤焦的蔬菜沒人想吃，因為味道糟透了。
- horrid weather
- horrid smell
- horrid taste
- horrid dream
- horrid time
- horrid child
- feel horrid
- taste horrid
- smell horrid
- be horrid to someone
- horrible
stronger and more common than horrid; suitable for both casual and more serious contexts
- awful
very common, similar strength; used across all registers
- nasty
focuses more on unkindness in people or unpleasantness in things; slightly more informal
- unpleasant
milder and more formal; less emotional than horrid
文法句型
a horrid + noun
be/look/taste/smell/feel + horrid
be horrid to + person
用法筆記
Common in British English, especially in everyday informal speech. Can be placed before a noun (a horrid day) or after linking verbs (it smells horrid). Describes ordinary unpleasantness — not used for serious disasters or tragedies.