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

• 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。
• Not to mention the fact she might carrying some horrifying contagion.
  更不用提她还可能携带有某种恐怖的传染病了。
• Worst of all, two Intel employees were murdered under horrifying circumstances in Uganda in early March.
  更糟糕的是，有两名因特网公司的员工三月初在乌干达的恐怖事件中被人谋杀。
• He is also a survivor of the horrifying battles in New Guinea during WWII.
  他也是二战中恐怖的新几内亚岛战役之幸存者。
• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
  战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
• 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's horrifying to see such poverty.
  看到这种贫困状况令人震惊。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。