(1) terrible的主要意思是：
①可怕的。
- Have you ever heard the terrible roar of a lion?
你听到过可怕的狮吼吗? - His face is more terrible to see when he laughs than when he's angry.
大笑时，他的面容比发怒时还可怕。
②糟糕的，恶劣的。
- I could not stand that terrible climate there.
我受不了那里恶劣的气候。 - To me, pop music is terrible in that the words tend to be vulgar and of scissors-and-paste work, and the music, lacking in sweet melody, unpleasant to the ear.
对于我来说，流行音乐糟糕至极，歌词粗俗，东拼西凑，音乐上也缺少动听甜美的旋律。
③极大的，极高的，极严重的，厉害的，非常的。
- The heat is so terrible in that country that I couldn't stand it.
那个国家天气极热，我受不了。 - You'll have to pay a terrible rent if you rent a house downtown.
如果在市中心租房子，你得付高额房租。
(2) terrific表示：
①非常好的。
- I suggest that you see that film. It's terrific .
我建议你看看那部电影。棒极了！ - I had a terrific breakfast this morning.
今天早上我美餐了一顿。
②极大的，极严重的，厉害的。
- Only last Monday evening at 9:30, there was a terrific explosion at the other side of the square.
就在上周一晚9：30，广场的另一端发生了一起严重的爆炸。 - He drove at a terrific speed.
他开得飞快。
(3) horrible的意思是：
①可怕的，可恶的，恐怖的。
- His death was a horrible blow to her.
他的去世对她是一个晴天霹雳。 - It's a horrible thing to see a person make another suffer.
看到一个人让另一个人受罪，真是可怕。
②令人讨厌的，难闻的，难看的，难听的，糟透的，严重的。
- The food at that hotel was horrible .
那家旅馆的食物真是糟糕。 - She asks for leave as she has a horrible cold.
她患了重感冒，要求请假。 - What horrible weather today!
今天天气真糟糕！ - How horrible the voice of that pop singer is!
那流行歌手的嗓音真难听！
(4) dreadful意为“可怕的，厉害的，糟糕的”。
- What dreadful weather we are having these days!
近几天天气都糟透了！ - It is reported that there has been a dreadful earthquake in that country.
据报道，那个国家发生了一次严重的地震。
(5) horrid意为“可恶的，恶劣的，糟糕的”。
- Don't have anything to do with that horrid man!
不要和那个可恶的男人有任何往来！ - Why are you so horrid to her, to say such unkind things?
为何对她如此恶劣，说这样难听的话？
(6) frightful可表示：
①可怕的。
- He was caught in a frightful storm while coming down the mountain.
下山时，他遇到了可怕的暴风雨。 - There was a frightful traffic accident in the road yesterday because of the snowstorm.
昨天因暴风雪，路上发生了可怕的交通事故。
②糟糕的，讨厌的。
- We're having frightful weather these days.
这几日我们正遭受坏天气之苦。
③极大的，困难的。
- Why are you in such a frightful hurry?
你为何如此匆忙？
(7) awful意为“可怕的，糟糕的”。
- The weather is so awful that the only thing to do is to stay in.
天气太糟糕，只能待在家里了。 - My pronunciation is awful . Would you please help me?
我发音很糟糕。你能帮帮我吗？
