I
feel terrible—I think I’ll go to bed. ilii
tT o
4 (informal) of very bad quality;
very bad (ft; a terrible meal 0 Your
driving is terrible! &A MJi H ill T! 5 [only
before noun] used to show
the great extent or degree of sth bad ISJSfft; a terrible mistake ft2 Jr
W
ft 0 to be in
terrible pain 0
The
room was
in a terrible
mess, |b] M14 i§L A i® 0
o
[informal) I had a terrible job (= it was very
difficult) to
persuade her to come. ficf^T PS.
SYNONYMS
terrible
awful ♦ horrible ♦ dreadful ♦ vile ♦ foul
These words
all describe sth that is very unpleasant. W
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terrible very bad or
unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or
disapproving
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^AW't&lft, pl'tefiA 9IA#J: What terrible news! g A^AU/rIWIll o That’s a terrible thing to say! A$£n/f T!
awful [rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to
describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty
or disapproving
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(1»^A». AML
Hit That’s an awful colour. o The weather last summer was awful.
o
horrible [rather
informal) very unpleasant; used to describe
sth that you do not like ftMff (ft.
The
coffee tasted
horrible. &$Rlif2tBit£70
dreadful [rather
informal, especially BrE) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or
that you disapprove of ( JB
:
What dreadful
weather! g Ail JAM AH!
vile [informal) extremely bad or unpleasant
IK
(ft, Wf jgtlft, Mff(ft: There was a vile smell coming from the
room. J^|h] A4-Ai8'll'(ft
o He was in a vile mood.
foul [informal, especially BrE) extremely bad or unpleasant
fg^gflhft, ^A-hfrA'&W: This tastes foul.
VILE OR FOUL? vile
3J1 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.
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PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
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terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful 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
terribly 0-w /’terabli/ adv.
■
[especially BrE) very fg: I’m terribly sorry—did I hurt you? A # ffi it, jolfcr If
^ T ’**% ? 0 It’s terribly important for parents to be
consistent.
—,
& Ji A it <, 2 very much; very badly 4
wrong. m 7 AI"1 ®.
terrier /’teria(r)/ noun a small active dog.
There are many types of terrier. ( — #iS$(ft/h$J ) —
see also BULL TERRIER,
JACK RUSSELL, PIT BULL TERRIER,
Yorkshire terrier
terrific /ta'rifik/ adj. 1 [informal) excellent; wonderful ® £p W ; (ft;
7 A (ft : I feel
absolutely terrific today! !
o She’s doing
a terrific
job. o note at great 2 [informal) very
large; very great fliAlft;
&A(ft; #77 WJ: I’ve got a terrific amount of work to do. flc^ AS(ftXf^HHifto o
We drove
along at a terrific speed.
Cf^o
terrific-al ly /ta'rifikli/ adv. [informal) extremely (usually
used about positive qualities)
7JEffi'l4Ji ) : terrifically exciting ter-ri-fied /'terifaid/ adj. ~ (of sb/sth) | ~ (of
doing sth)
|
~ (that...) very frightened igdfl; : to be terrified of spiders 0
/’m terrified of
losing you.
0 He
was terrified (that) he would fall, Ufa Ut IF 'ffi 4 3k o 0 She was terrified at the thought of
being alone. M - & 3\ M. # # (ft M g - A U1$ & A % „ ITTO1 see wit
terrify /'terifai/ verb (ter-ri-fies,
ter-rify-ing, ter-ri-fied, ter-ri-fied) [VN] to make sb feel
extremely frightened Ufa UStSCItF: Flying terrifies her.
►
ter-ri-fy-ing adj.:
It was a terrifying experience. SPJ1—ter-ri-fy-ing-ly adv. 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 ( fflk ) «, MM
Ter-ri-tor-ial /.tera'tairial/ noun (in
ter-ri-tor-ial /,tera'ta:rial/ adj. 1 connected with the land or sea that is
owned by a particular country §5 ± Eft : territorial disputes ± ^ 0 Both countries feel
they have territorial claims to (= have a right to own) the islands. M AH M «5 iA % *
& lift M W ± U »
■
(of animals, birds, etc. # , % #) guarding and
defending an area of land that they believe to be their own ftfa#tt(ft: territorial instincts Ufa&f-fe^ia 0 Cats are very territorial. $S (ft Ufa & '14
tg ij& 0 ► ter-ri-tori-al-ity /Jera.torri'selati/ noun [U]: the instinctive territoriality of
some animals -* & A ffc Ufa # '14 ter-ri-tori-al-ly adv.: The country was trying to
expand territorially, ft
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the .Territorial ‘Army noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] [abbr.
TA)
(in
.territorial 'waters noun [pi.] the parts of a sea or
an ocean which are near a country’s coast and are legally under its control
ter-ri-tory /'teratri; NAmE -toiri/ noun [pi. -ies) 1 [C, u] land that is
under the control of a particular country or ruler ^ ± ;
® Bfj ; ^
M
^ ^ (ft ± Ufa O They have refused to allow UN troops to be stationed in their territory. A pPPA
#L
£ fM ] fft II ± ± o 2 [C, U] an area that one person,
group, animal, etc. considers as their own and defends against others who try
to enter it ( ^A, !¥#,
f K.,
^ g’E^UfaftWft#IgA. 0 (figurative) This
type of work is uncharted territory for us.
H jk 1*1 X ft o 0 (figurative) Legal problems are
Andy’s
territory (= he deals with them). A
JS
o 3 [C, U] an area of a town, country, etc. that sb