1 very unpleasant; causing great shock or injury 可怕的:
a terrible accident严重的事故terrible news可怕的消息What a terrible thing to do!怎么可以做这么可怕的事!
2 ill or very upset 生病的;不舒服的;非常难过的:
I feel terrible. I think I'm going to be sick.我很不舒服,我想快要呕吐了。He felt terrible when he realized what he had done.他知道自己做的是什么事后,觉得很难过。
3 very bad; of poor quality 糟糕的;差劲的:
a terrible hotel/book/memory/driver差劲的旅馆╱书╱记性╱司机
4 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) used to emphasize how bad sth is (用于强调不好的程度)剧烈的,厉害的:
in terrible pain/trouble疼得厉害;处境狼狈不堪The room was in a terrible mess.这房间凌乱不堪。