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

• I tried one of her girlfriends that lives a few doors down and found out some horrifying news.
  我就去找她最好的一个朋友，她家和我们家只隔几户人家，她告诉了我一个可怕的消息。
• 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 justified to send the murderer into the gas chamber considering his horrifying crimes.
  考虑到那个杀人犯的恶行，他被送进毒气室是罪有应得。
• 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。
• I find their ignorance horrifying.
  我感到他们简直愚昧到了极点。
• People like you are more horrifying.
  像你这样的人更可恶。
• It's horrifying to see such poverty.
  看到这种贫困状况令人震惊。
• 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。
• He backed this up with a few horrifying anecdotes.
  他举出几件骇人的轶闻来证实这一点。
• 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。