horrifying

英 [ˈhɒrɪfaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈhɔːrɪfaɪɪŋ]

adj.  令人极其震惊的(或厌恶的、恐惧的)
v.  惊吓; 使厌恶; 恐吓
horrify的现在分词

现在分词：horrifying　

Collins.1 / BNC.14355 / COCA.11437

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人极其震惊的（或厌恶的、恐惧的）
  making you feel extremely shocked, disgusted or frightened
  1. a horrifying sight/experience/story
     恐怖的景象 / 经历 / 故事
  2. It's horrifying to see such poverty.
     看到这种贫困状况令人震惊。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使感到震惊;使毛骨悚然;使产生反感
  If someoneis horrified, they feel shocked or disgusted, usually because of something that they have seen or heard.
  1. His family were horrified by the change.
     他的家人对这一变化感到震惊。
  2. ...a crime trend that will horrify all parents.
     会让所有父母感到毛骨悚然的犯罪趋势

双语例句

• At the same time, even a horrifying explanation may be less frightening than inexplicable death.
  同时，即使死亡原因的惊人解释也比无来由的死较少令人恐惧。
• It is horrifying to think that students graduate without a thorough understanding of the subject matter.
  想到学生对主题没有透彻地理解就毕业了是令人震惊的。
• It's horrifying to see such poverty.
  看到这种贫困状况令人震惊。
• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
  战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
• He followed this up with a few horrifying anecdotes from his own past. I was shocked to learn my co-worker was involved in a shakedown.
  他接下去讲了几件有关自己过去的令人震惊的轶事。得知我的合作人卷入了一起敲诈事件时，我惊呆了。
• Don't let the children see such horrifying scenes.
  别让孩子们看这类吓人的场面。
• Two family members had been taken from us in one horrifying act, one that would never have happened had we not kept Nina.
  我们在一场可怕的事件中失去了两个家庭成员，而如果我们没有收养妮娜，这件事就不可能发生。
• At first sight these school buses may look horrifying, like miniature cattle wagons full of children.
  在印度乍一看这些校车看起来触目惊心，像微型车的牛儿童充分。
• This may sound horrifying complicated, but it is very easy to make all of your own household cleaners.
  这听起来非常复杂，但却是很容易地就能制造出所有你自己的家庭清洁剂。
• Tom Cruise freaking out with all the people dust on him is just a truly horrifying sight.
  汤姆克鲁斯与所有的人都震惊了，这灰尘对他仅仅是一个真正的可怕景象。