horrifying

[US]/ˈhɔrɪfaɪɪŋ/
[UK]/'hɔrɪfaɪɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 令人恐惧的 使人惊骇的
Word Forms
现在分词horrifying

Example Sentences

the results of a trade war are too horrifying to contemplate.

贸易战的后果太可怕了,难以想像。

the police were pricked into action by the horrifying sight.

恐怖的场面驱使警察采取行动。

horrifying news that sent them into a panic.

使人恐怖的消息使他陷入惊慌

The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.

战争的可能性太可怕了, 真不堪细想。

He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was.

他极力指出战争是多么的恐怖。

He followed this up with a few horrifying anecdotes from his own past.

他接下去讲了几件有关自己过去的令人震惊的轶事。

Real-world Examples

If you are a fierce advocate of workplace diversity, you'll no doubt be horrified by such a revelation.

如果你是工作场所多元化的坚定拥护者,那么你无疑会对这样的发现感到震惊。

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

There are also some horrifying, Game of Thrones kinda experiments in this footage.

这视频里还有些恐怖的玩意,比如这个像权利的游戏里的场景一样的实验。

Source: Two-Minute Paper

And instead, they got a very different kind of explosion but just as horrifying.

而现在,虽然爆炸方式完全不同,但同样可怕。

Source: NPR News September 2020 Compilation

Maybe I was a social butterfly, or a social animal less horrifying than a butterfly.

说不定我是擅长交际的花蝴蝶,或是别的比蝴蝶可爱的群居动物。

Source: Young Sheldon Season 5

And I was horrified by the results.

结果让我震惊。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

In fact, Rembrandt's in the process of doing something which horrified the classical academicians.

事实上,伦勃朗正在做某件事,其结果会令古典学院派大吃一惊。

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Luca was horrified, but he obeyed anyway.

卢卡吓坏了,但他还是照做了。

Source: Summer friends, sunny days.

They dreamed up a variety of horrifying scenarios.

他们梦想到一系列恐怖的场景。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

Horrifying flashbacks, but still, great song.

特别可怕的回忆。但是这首歌是很好的。

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

Because it was horrifying and awful!

因为这件事太恐怖太可怕!

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

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