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I feel terrible—/ thmfc go to bed.我觉得难受，想去睡

觉了。4 of very bad quality; very bad 劣质

的；劣等A;拙劣的：a terriWe meaZ去质‘食◊ Ybur driving is terriWe/你的驾驶技术真是糟糕透了！ 5 [only before noun] used to show the great extent or degree of sth bad极度的；极其严童的：a tem'We mistafce严重 的错误◊ to be in terriWe pah处于极度痛苦之中◊ The room was fn a terribZe mess.房间里脏乱不堪。_ ◊ (informal) I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come•为劝她来，我费尽7 口舌。

SYNONYMS同义词辨析 terrible

awful ♦ horrible ♦ dreadful ♦ vile ♦ foul

These words all describe sth that is very unpleasant. M

^土各词均指事物令人不快。

terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving

指糟透了的、#常讨厌的、4人极不快的、可怕的、 骇人的：W/Jflnerr/We news/多各骇人听闻的消息！ ◊ Thflf’s a tot/We f/7/ng fo say/ 运这话太难听了!

awful {rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving 指很坏的、

极讨厌的（用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不高 兴的事物):i an flvv/w/ co/owr.那颜色难看得

很。◊ M/eafher /flsf sw/wmer was flw/w/.刚过去的

夏季天气真糟糕。

horrible (rather/Vj/ormfl/) very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like 也极坏的、十分讨庆

的（用以形容令人不快的事物）：The co价e tosfed hom‘We.这咖啡难喝极了。

dreadful [rather informal, especially Br£) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of指糟糕透顶的、讨厌的（用

以形容令人不快或反对的事物 > :州/wf办eflaf/w/ weather/多么讨厌的无气!

vile.(/r»/orma/) extremely bad or unpleasant 指糟糕透 顶的、可恶的、极坏的：TheKwasaviksmdl com/ng/rom叻e room.房间里传来令人恶心的气味。

◊ We was />? a v/7e mood•他的心情坏极了。

foul {informal, especially BrE) extremely bad or unpleasant指很糟的、令人十分不快沾：T/7/stosfes /ow/.这难吃极了。

VILE OR FOUL?用 vile 还是 foul ?

Both these words can be used in informal language to describe the weather, things that affect the senses, and people being in a bad mood. Foul is used to describe things that are dirty, smell bad, and may carry disease. 上逢两词均可角于非至戎语甙用以描述天气、影响感 官的事物和人的环心情。foul用以描述肮脏、难闻和可. 能传播疾病的东西。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■ terrible/awful/horri ble/d readfu I for sb

■ to be/sound terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/ foul

■ to look/smell/taste terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/ vile/foul

■ a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/foul thing

■ a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/foul smell/ taste/mood

■ terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/foul weather/ conditions

■ terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful news

really/absolutely/pretty/rather terrible/awful/ horrible/dreadful/vile/foul

erribly /'terabli/ adv.

■ (es/?ec/a//y 8/右 very 罪常；很：J’m terriWy^:sorry~did I hurt you?非常抱焱，我伤i您了吗？ ◊ ft’s terriWy importcmt/or parents to be consistent•父母要做到始终如 一，这是叙为重要的。2 very much; very badly #常 地；很厉害地：J miss him terribly. _非#思念i也。◊ 77iey suj^ered terribZy when their son was fciHed.儿子遇 难：£ 后，他们悲痛欲绝。◊ The experiment went terribZy wrong.这次实验出了大问题。

ter-rier /'teria(r)/ noun a small active dog. There are many types of terrier.粳（一种活泼的小狗.）.一see also bull terrier, Jack Russell, pit bull terrier, Yorkshire terrier

terrific /ta'rifik/ adj. 1 {informal) excellent] wonderful 极好的；绝妙的；了不起的：I feel absolutely terrific today/我今天的感觉真是好极了！ ◊ She’s doing a tem；/iic job•她活儿干得真棒。o note at great 2 (/•/?/〇rma/) very large; very great很大的;巨大的；异乎寻常的：_r’ve got a terri|/iic amount 〇/ worfc to do.我有大量的工作要做。◊ V^e drove aZong at a teml/iic speed. _们以极快沾速虔也车 行驶。

terrif-ic-aMy /ta'rifikli/ adv. {informal) extremely (usu- ally used about positive qualities)极資，非常（通常用 于正面性质）：terr^caHy excitin容M釭令人兴奋 ter.ri.fied /'terifaid/ ac/y.〜（of sb/sth) | ~ (of doing sth)

| 〜（that...) very frightened 恐惧；很害怕：to be terri- ied 〇/spiders 惧怕蜘蛛◊ J’m temped 〇/ iosing you.■我真 害怕吳—你。◊ He was tern万ed (that) he vvouZd/aH.— 很# 怕去無倒。◊ She was terrified at the thought of being done.她一想到孤零零的独自一人就惊恐不安。 ITiTi!l see wit

terrify /'terifai/ verb (ter*rhfies, tenri fy-ing, ter-ri»fied, ter.ri.fied) [VN] to make sb feel extremely frightened 使 恐惧；使十分害怕；使惊吓：ikying terries her.她害怕 ■'坐'飞机。► ter ri fy-ing adj. ： It was a terrifying experi- ence.那是一次可怕的经历。ter.ri.fy.ing•丨yac/v. ter-rine /te'riin/ noun [u, C] a soft mixture of finely chopped meat, fish, etc. pressed into a container and served cold, especially in slices as the first course of a meal (罐装）肉糜，鱼酱

Ter-ri-torial /.tera'toirial/ noun (in Britain) a member of the Territorial Army (英国）本土防卫义勇军士兵 ter-ri-torial /.tera'toirial/ adj. 1 connected with the land or sea that is owned by a particular country 领土 的：tern’torfaf disputes 领±争端Both countries/eeZ they have territorial claims to (= have a right to own) the isiamis.两个国家都认为对这些岛屿拥有主权。

■ (of animals, birds, etc•兽、鸟等）guarding and defending an area of land that they believe to be their own 地盘性的：territoriai instincts 地盘性本能◊ Cats are very territorial•猫的地盘性很强。► ter.ri.tori.al.ity

v /.tera.toiri'alati/ noun [U] ： the instinctive territoriality 〇/some cmimab，些本能的地盘性 ter.ri.tori.al.ly adv. ： The country was trying to expand territorially, 个国家在设法扩张领土。

the .Territorial 'Army noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] {abbr. TA) (in Britain) a military force of people who are not professional soldiers but who train as soldiers in their free time (英国）本土防卫义勇军；国防义勇军 .territorial 'waters noun [pi.] the parts of a sea or an ocean which are near a countrys coast and are legally under its control 领海

ter-ri-tory /'teratri; NAmE -toiri/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [C, U] land that is under the control of a particular country or ruler 领土；版图；领地：enemy/disputed/foreign territory 敌方 / 有争议的 /■外国领土 ◊ occupied territories 被占领的 地◊ have re_/iised to aZZow tW troops to stationed fn their territory.他们,拒不允许联合国部队 驻扎在他们的 2 [C, U] an area that one person,

group, animal, etc. considers as their own and defends against others who try to enter it (’个人、群体、动物等 占据的.），域，管E.，地盘：Mating Wacfcbfnis wf/z de/end their territory against intruders.乌鹤交配时会保 护自己的地盘，不允许外来者侵入。◊跑wraf/Ve) TTiis type o/worfc is uncharted territory/or us.我们从柒涉足 过这 & 工作。◊ (/^wraf/Ve) problems are Andy’s territory (= he deals with them).法律问题由安迪负责处 理 ₀ 3 [C，: U] an area of a town, country, etc. that sb