糟糕透顶:terrible的用法小结
I look back on the way I was then. Then a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. ——The Shawshank Redemption 回首曾经走过的弯路,我多么想对那个犯下重罪的愚蠢的年轻人说些什么,告诉他我现在的感受,告诉他还可以有其他的方式解决问题。 ——《肖申克的救赎》 一、你知道terrible有几种含义吗? adj. 1.可怕的;危害极大的 She took everything so hard, that was the trouble, her imagination was terrible. 她觉得每件事都困难无望,这正是她的毛病,她的想像力实在可怕。
2.令人讨厌的 To attack the latter is not to imply I am a terrible employee. 抨击我使用牙线的方法,并不意味着我就是个令人讨厌的雇员。
3.很糟的;劣质的 To her expert eye, the painting was terrible. 她以内行的眼光看,这幅画糟透了。
adv. 4.很,非常
二、词义辨析:哪些词汇能表示“可怕的”的意思 afraid, fearful, awful, dreadful, frightful, terrible, horrible, terrific, appalling 这些形容词均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。
三、含有terrible的常见短语 enfant terrible n.(说话行事)使大人难堪的孩子,发奇问而无忌讳之儿童,缺乏责任心的人
四、最后,做个小测试巩固一下 I've just had a _______ thought. |