involve yourself in a
situation that does not concern
you干预，介入，插手（与己无关的事J’m sure she doesr^t
want us homing in on her business.
希望我们插手她的事。
horn-beam /'hoinbiim; NAmE 'ho:rn-/ noun [C, U] a tree with
smooth grey bark and hard wood 鹅耳成（树皮平
滑呈灰 <色，木质坚韧)
horn-bill
/'hoinbil; NAmE 'hoirn-/
noun a tropical bird
with a very large curved beak 犀為（热带鸟类
horned /hoind;
NAmE hoirnd/ adj. having horns or
having sth that looks like horns 有角的;•有角状物的 hor net /'hoimt;
NAmE 'ho:rait/ noun a large wasp (= a black and yellow flying
insect) that has a very powerful sting 大黄蜂；马每 EE] a ’hornets’ nest a
difficult situation in which a lot of people get very angry 引起公 愤的状况；困境：His
Zetter to the papers stirred up a reai hornets’nest.他给报界写的信着实引发了众怒。
.horn
of 'plenty noun
= cornucopia(I) horn-pipe /'hoinpaip;
NAmE 'ho:rn-/ noun a fast dance for
one person, traditionally performed by sailors; the music for the dance号笛舞 < 水手传统单又舞 号笛 舞乐
’hom-rimmed <7办（of a
pair of glasses 眼镜）with
frames made of material tiiat looks like, hom _ 质镜 架的
horny /'hoini; NAmE 'hoirni/ adj. 1 {informal) sexually excited 性兴# 的：to feel
horny 欲义牟烧 2 (/nformal) sexually
attractive 性感的；妖媚的：：to 〖oofc
homy 外表 性感的 3 made of a hard
substance like hom 角奴的； 角质喊制的：the biVd’s homy beafc鸟的角质4 (of skin, etc.皮肤等）hard and rough粗硬的;粗糖的： homy hands —的双手
hor-ol-ogy
/hD'rDlad3i; NAmE ha'rail-/ noun [U] 1 the study and
measurement of time 钟表学；计2 the art of
making docks and watches 钟表造术 hbr6〇scope /'horaskaup;
NAmE 'hoiraskoup; 'ha:r-/ noun a
description of what is going to happen to sb in the future, based on the
position of the stars and the planets wlien the person was bom 占.星术 hor.ren.dous /hD'rendas;
NAmE hoi'r-; hai'r-/ adj.
1
extremely shocking令人震惊的；会人的RH71 horrific,
horrifying：
horrendous injuries 可怕的伤势
2
extremely
unpleasant and unacceptable 讨厌得难以 容忍的 sill terrible: horrendous traj^c 奋透亍的交 通 Uliy Some speakers do
not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of horrendous and use ‘an’ instead of 4a’
before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.有人说 horrendous 时不发 h 音， 前面用 an 而不用 a， 现在听起来过时
了。► hor.ren.dous.ly 〇咖.：horrendously
expensive n 得离g
horrible /'hurebl; NAmE 'ho:r-;
'ha:r-/ adj. 1 (informal) very bad or
unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like极命的；十分讨厌的；可恶的：horriWe weather/cMdrerv^hoes 糟透了 的天气7 孩手 /鞋◊ 77ie co#ee tasted horribZe.这种咖啡泰喝 M 了。◊
J’ve got a horriWe/eeZing she Zfed to us.我感觉P)很禾愉快，她对我
们说了i竞。F> note at terrible 2 making
you feel very shocked and frightened令人震惊的；恐怖的EEEI terrible ： a /lorriMe crime/nightmare
骇人,听闻的.罪 ，行；.可怕■的噩梦 3 (/’n/ormfl/) (of people or their behaviour
人 或行为') unfriendly,
unpleasant or unkind 不友善 的；讨戾釦；不厚道的H323 NASTY,
OBNOXIOUS : a horrible man itMW A 0 My sister was being horrible to me
aH day.我适姐一整天都对我很凶。◊ What a ftorribZe
thing to say/ 讲这话太不L 啦！ ► hor.ribly /-abli/ adv. ： Jt was ZiorribZy 疼极■: 。◊ The experi-
ment went horribZy
wrong.实验弄得一塌糊涂6 hor-rid
/'hDrid; NAmE 'ho:r-;
'hair-/ adj.
{old-fashioned or informal, especially Br£) very unpleasant or
unkind ^ # 讨厌的；很不友好的 BEEl horrible： a horrid, child U i音人厌的孩子a
horrid smeH 恶臭◊ Don’t be so horrid to your brother•别对你弟弟那么凶。: hor-rif-ic /ha'rrfik/ adj. 1
extremely bad and shocking or frightening极坏命；令人震邊的；令人惊恐的
Pin horrifying ： a horrific
murder/accident/attack, etc.骇人听闻的谋杀、事故、攻击等◊
ffer injuries
were hom>k.她的伤势极为严重。2 (informal) very bad or
unpleasant 极差的；很不愉快的 HTO horrendous： IVe had a hom；/k trip.我丨门的旅行糟糕透顶。
Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the
beginning of horrific and use ‘an，instead of £a’ before it. This
now sounds old-fashioned.有人说 horrific 时 不发h音，前面用an而不用a，现在听起来过时了。
► horrific-ally /-kli/ adv.
horrify /'hDrifai; NAmE 'ho:r-; 'hair-/ verb
(hor-ri-fies, hor.ri.fy.ing，horri-fied,
hor ri-fied) to make sb feel extremely shocked, disgusted or
frightened 惊吓；使厌 恶；：恐.吓 EEE3 appal ： [VN] The whole country was horr^eci
by the fciHings,全i都对这些凶杀案感到i为藤 惊。.◊
.[VN to inf] Jt homi/?ed her to thinfc that he had fciZZed someone. —想到他杀过人，她就感到毛骨悚然。
[also VN that] ►
hor-ri-fied adj. ： He
was horrified when he discovered the conditions in which they lived. # 3\
jlk 们的生活状况时，他很震惊。◊
She gazed at him in /lompe^dis&die/.她既惊愕又难以置信地盯着他。
hor-ri-fy-ing /'hDrifaiir)； NAmE 'ho:r-; 'ha:r-/ adj.
making you feel extremely shocked, disgusted or frightened 人极其震惊的（或厌恶的、恐惧的）BCE] horrific: a
horri办ingsigh//experience/sto/y 恐怖的景象 / 经历 / 故 事◊
Jt’s. /iom办ing to see such poverty•看到这种贫困状况
令人震惊。►
hor ri fy ingly adv.
h〇r-r〇r tHr /'hDra(r); NAmE'ho:r-;
'hair-/ noun 1 [U] a feeling of great shock, fear or disgust 震惊；恐
惧；厌恶People watched in horror as the
plane crashed to the groimd.人们惊恐地看着飞机坠落地面
.上。◊
Mt/i a Zoofc 〇/ horror, he
asked if the doctor thought he had cancer•他惊恐矣色地问E生是否认定他
患了
癌症。◊ The
thought 〇/ being
aZone jiiHed her iWth horror想到被孤零零地留下，她就不寒而栗。◊ She recoiled
in horror at the sight of an enormous spider. # 到一只巨大的蜘蛛，她吓得直Ji。◊ To his horror, he could feel himself starting to cry (= it
upset him very much).他很恐惧，感到自己都痪哭了。◊ Her
eyes were wide wi'tft horror.她吓得目瞪口■呆。2 [sjng.]〜of sth/of doing sth a great fear or
hatred of sth 对某事物的强烈 畏惧（或憎恨）：a
horror 〇/ deep water恐备深水◊
Mo灯 peopZe have a
horror 〇/ spea/dng in puWic.
•大多数 人都十分害怕当众讲话。3 [U] the〜of sth the very unpleasant nature of sth,
especially when it is shocking or frightening (某事物）令人厌恶的性质；（尤指）震 惊性，恐怖性：The
horror 〇/ the accident was
beginning to become dear•这次悲惨事故的真相已开始逐
渐清晰了。.◊ Jn. his dreams he revives. the
horror 〇/ the attack.那次袭击的恐怖景象在他的梦中一再重现。
4 [C, usually pi.] a very unpleasant or frightening experi- ence极其不愉快的（或可怕的）经历：the
horrors 〇/ war 战争■的恐怖经历 5 [U] a type of book, film/movie， etc. that is designed to frighten
people 恐怖故事（或电 影等）：In this section
you'll find horror and. science fiction.你可以在这一部分邊恐怖_科幻小说。◊
a horror /Hm/movie 恐怖片 / 电影一see
also horror story(I) 6 [C] a child who behaves badly 调皮捣蛋
的孩手：Her son is a〖ittZe horror.她的儿子秦个小捣軍
鬼。.horror of 'horrors (BrE,
humorous or ironic) used to emphasize how bad a
situation is 极其糟糕：
I stood up to speak and—horror of horrors—realized
J had〖讲my
notes behind.我站起来讲话，可是
老天爷呀我发现自己忘了带讲稿。一more at shock n.
'horror story noun 1 a
story about strange and frightening things that is designed to entertain
people ^ 2 (informal) a report that describes an experience of a
situation.as very unpleasant 可怕经历的描& ;吓人 报道：horror
stories about visits to the dentist 有关看牙 医的种种吓人说法
'horror-struck (also 'horror-stricken)
adj. suddenly feeling very shocked, frightened or
disgusted 突然感■到
震惊的（或惊恐的、厌恶的）
hors de com>bat /,〇： da
'kDba:; NAmE ,o:r da koum'ba:/ adj. {formal, from French) unable to fight or to
take part in an activity, especially because you are injured (尤 指因伤）丧失战斗力的，无法参加的
hors d^euvre /,〇： 'd3：v; NAmE ,o:r 'd3：rv/ noun
[c, U] {pi. hors d^euvres /,〇: 'd3：v; NAmE
,o:r 'd3：rv/) (from