horrid
gb/hˈɔɹəd/ us/hˈɔɹəd/
B1
Английски
~ 4600
Значения
0 значения
adjective
B1
property
1
Extremely unpleasant or disgusting
Very bad or unpleasant and making you feel upset or sick.
Модел на употреба:
[something] is horrid
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'horrid' with 'horrific'. 'Horrific' often relates to things that cause shock or horror, while 'horrid' usually means simply unpleasant or nasty in everyday contexts.
Синоними
terrible (A more general word for something very bad, can be less intense than 'horrid'.)
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awful (Similar in strength but slightly more common in everyday speech.)
Антоними
pleasant (Describes something enjoyable or agreeable, the opposite of causing disgust.)
Колокации
horrid smell
|horrid weather
|horrid taste
|horrid experience
Теми
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The milk had a horrid smell after being left out all night.
- She had a horrid headache that wouldn't go away.
- We had a horrid time waiting in the freezing rain.
Примери за учащи
- The food was horrid.
- I had a horrid day at school.
- The smell in the room was horrid.
adjective
literary
B2
property
2
Causing fear or horror
Making you feel great fear or shock.
Модел на употреба:
[something] is horrid
Синоними
horrifying (Emphasizes the shock and fear caused by something.)
Антоними
comforting (Gives a feeling of safety and reassurance, opposite of fear-inducing.)
Колокации
horrid crime
|horrid scene
Теми
emotions
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The novel describes a horrid murder in vivid detail.
- They awoke to a horrid scene of destruction after the storm.
- It was a horrid sight that stayed in my mind for years.
Примери за учащи
- The movie showed a horrid accident.
- He told us a horrid story about the war.
- The book has a horrid scene in the middle.
Граматика
Речникова форма
horrid
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹəd/
US/hˈɔɹəd/
Срички и ударение
hor - rid (2 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (hor)
Форми на думата
Adjective
- Base: horrid
Семейство думи
Изрази
horrid little [something]
1/hˈɔɹəd lˈɪtəl sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
informal
Small but very unpleasant thing/person
Used to talk about a small person or thing you strongly dislike.
Примери
- That horrid little dog barked all night.
- He's a horrid little man who enjoys gossiping.
what a horrid [something]
1/wˈʌt ə hˈɔɹəd sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
informal
Expression of strong dislike
Used to say that something is very bad or unpleasant.
Примери
- What a horrid day to forget my umbrella!
- What a horrid smell coming from the kitchen.