involve yourself in a situation that does not concern

you 7®, ft A, IS7 ( ) : I’m sure she

doesn’t want us horning in on her business. 3£1f/EM7

horn-beam /'hombiim; NAmE 'ho:rn-/ noun [C, u] a tree with smooth grey bark and hard wood ( W77

fiM, AMIM )

horn-bill /‘hoinbil; NAmE 'hoirn-/ noun a tropical bird with a very large curved beak Jtp*& ( $Vrt-§r|lt ) horned /hornd; NAmE hoirnd/ adj. having horns or having sth that looks like horns M Eft; 77&$} 61) hornet /'hoimt; NAmE 'hoirmt/ noun a large wasp (= a black and yellow flying insect) that has a very powerful sting ITUBI a 'hornets’ nest a difficult

situation in which a lot of people get very angry 31^2^ 1ft Eft jA ; M it: His letter to the papers stirred up a real hornets’nest.

horn of 'plenty noun = cornucopia(I) horn-pipe /'hompaip; NAmE 'hoirn-/ noun a fast dance for one person, traditionally performed by sailors; the music for the dance ( 7^*7#^#. A H ) ;

'horn-rimmed adj. (of a pair of glasses BH ^t) with frames made of material that looks like horn H

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horny /'hoini; NAmE ‘hoimi/ adj. 1 (informal) sexually excited A I? Eft: to feel horny 2 {informal)

sexually attractive 14l!S£ft; $A#iEft: to look homy 7 A '|4]jilft 3 made of a hard substance like horn 7MEft;

7 M tJ ft!l W : the bird’s horny beak A W 7 M Ht 4 (of skin, etc. j£ #) hard and rough f§ Eft ; homy hands JfiMS£EftK¥-

hor ol ogy /hn'rDl0d3i; NAmE ha'rail-/ noun [U] 1 the study and measurement of time 7; if 2 the

art of making clocks and watches ^^IrfrliStA horo scope /'hnraskaup; NAmE 'hoiraskoup; 'hair-/ noun a description of what is going to happen to sb in the future, based on the position of the stars and the planets when the person was born ASA hor rendous /hD'rendas; NAmE hoi'r-; hai'r-/ adj.

1 extremely shocking A Jl $ M ; i AM EQ3 horrific, horrifying : horrendous injuries pJ‘ft Eft

2 extremely unpleasant and unacceptable hf M # 5t| tU ^&Eft BfiGl terrible: horrendous traffic jfijif 7 EftX 11 IINiy Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of horrendous and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. A ift horrendous [«£ hf, ituffiffi an ffi77 a,

7 ₀ ► hor-ren-dous-ly adv.: horrendously expensive H

hor rible /'hnrabl; NAmE 'hair-; 'hair-/ adj. 1 (informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like M 7 ift ; + 7 -K ift ; XT 31 Eft : horrible weather/children/shoes ffiii:7EftXX/?£7/lt 0 The coffee tasted horrible. & # H# $£ “i M 7° 0 f’ve got a horrible feeling she lied to us.

inift,7ilo o note at terrible 2 making you feel very shocked and frightened ^ A ft 1sC Eft ; & EEC] terrible : a horrible crime/nightmare ^ A fr E$ Eft fP 7t; nf'te 3 (informal) (of people or their behav

iour A^frA) unfriendly, unpleasant or unkind 7 A# Eft; M Eft; 7 ¥ it Eft H33 nasty, obnoxious _: a horrible man itJA Eft A 0 My sister was being horrible to me all day. Ifc/tgil—3! MitPfficMl^o 0 What a horrible thing to say! i# A 7 jfi A 'If ! ► hor-ribly /-abli/ adv.; It was horribly painful. $jtM 7 o o The experiment went horribly wrong.

hor rid /'hDrid; NAmE 'hoir-; 'hair-/ ody. (old-fashioned or informal, especially BrE) very unpleasant or unkind 7 # M7A#jP$l BHJ3 horrible: a horrid child il i⁵fAREft:£l7<>a horrid smell 3£J| o Don’t be so horrid to your brother. £ ift <,

hor-rif-ic /ha'rifik/ ody. 1 extremely bad and shocking or frightening M 7 Eft ; 4- A I i M ; 4AtSM H2H horrifying : a horrific murder/accident/attack, etc. H A B/r H (ft it A , 7 7 # O Her injuries

were horrific. 2 (informal) very

bad or unpleasant MU Eft; M7iiH&(ft horrendous : We had a horrific trip. Cl Eft ££ if ft $£ IS M „

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. W A ift horrific 7£h#, an M7ffl a, MMHT.

► hor-rif-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.

hor-rify /‘hnrifai; NAmE 'hair-; 'hair-/ verb (hor-ri-fies, hor-ri-fying, hor-ri-fied, hor-ri-fied) to make sb feel extremely shocked, disgusted or frightened M ; i© 07 fcMI appal _: [VN] The whole country was horrified by the killings,

o 0 [VN to inf] It horrified her to think that he had killed someone. — Jg3\A, W₀

[also VN that] ► hor-ri-fied adj.: He was horrified when he discovered the conditions in which they lived.

Cl & i£ ^ R H, it M jH & o 0 She gazed at him in horrified disbelief. SfiiMi f ffe,

hor-ri-fy-ing /'hDrifanri; NAmE 'hair-; 'hair-/ adj. making you feel extremely shocked, disgusted or frightened 4- AM&H18W ( Sr&M ) BE23 horrific: a

horrifying sight/experience/story / $L

7 o It’s horrifying to see such poverty.

4“AM1^o ► hor ri fy ing ly adv.

hor ror o-w /'hnr0(r); NAmE 'hair-; 'hair-/ noun 1 [U] a feeling of great shock, fear or disgust M ® : People watched in horror as the plane crashed to the ground. A d iS it # # ~X M ^ M f^!J It ffi ± ₀ o With a look of horror, he asked if the doctor thought he had cancer.

IJiio 0 The thought of being left alone filled her With horror. , «7^M^₀ o She

recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider. # $J — M^:[=lAEftl®^, 0 To his horror, he

could feel himself starting to cry (= it upset him very much). iiMUSil, fifi] ft <0 Her eyes were

wide with horror. BfPAo 2 [sing.] ~ of sth/of

doing sth a great fear or hatred of sth M'tS ( fg ) : a horror of deep water ®^^7jc o Most people have a horror of speaking in public.

^&i#i$₀ 3 [U] the ~ of sth the very

unpleasant nature of sth, especially when it is shocking or frightening ( ; ( XIb ) *

tt , iS 7 7 : The full horror of the accident was beginning to become clear.

'M '/f E#f 7 o 0 In his dreams he relives the horror of the attack,

4 [C, usually pi.] a very unpleasant or frightening experience M^71i't£lft ( the horrors of

war 5 [U] a type of book, film/movie,

etc. that is designed to frighten people ( jE&ffe

%>%)-. In this section you’ll find horror and. science fiction. 0 a horror

film/movie —see also horror story(I)

6 [C] {BrE, informal) a child who behaves badly Eft2£7: Her son is a little horror. MEftATiT^Js^II lo IIMiB .horror of 'horrors {BrE, humorous or ironic) used to emphasize how bad a situation is M ^ $£_:

I stood up to speak and—horror of horrors—realized I had left my notes behind. £6 iiS A i# ——

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shock n.

'horror story noun 1 a story about strange and frightening things that is designed to entertain people ££7 2 {informal) a report that describes an experience of a situation as very unpleasant 7'te^MEfttSftfe.; PTA Mil: horror stories about visits to the dentist #7 Elft##l7Am

'horror-struck (also horror-stricken) adj. suddenly feeling very shocked, frightened or disgusted X M I'J

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hors de com bat /,oi da 'kbbai; NAmE ,oir da koum'bai/ adj. {formal, from French) unable to fight or to take part in an activity, especially because you are injured ( X

) ^a^4Aift, xmmm

hors d’oeuvre /,o: 'd3iv; NAmE ,oir 'd3irv/ noun [C, U] {pi. hors d’oeuvres /,oi 'd3iv; NAmE ,oir ’d3irv/) (from