adj. 可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的
词根：horrid
adj.
horrible 可怕的；极讨厌的
horrid 可怕的；恐怖的；极讨厌的
horrendous 可怕的；惊人的
horrifying 令人恐惧的；使人惊骇的
adv.
horribly 可怕地；非常地
horridly 可怕地；讨厌地
horrifyingly 令人恐惧地；叫人毛骨悚然地
v.
horrifying 令人恐惧；使人毛骨悚然（horrify的ing形式）
vt.
horripilate 使毛骨悚然
1.The details that police allege are horrific.
警方指控的细节非常可怕。
2.Deborah's horrific death was a rare tragedy.
黛博拉的惨死是个极端的悲剧。
3.For the first two nights, I could barely sleep, playing over that horrific scene in my mind.
事后的头两天夜里，我几乎没睡，大脑中始终浮现出这可怖的场景。
4.The horrific event inspired the concert for Bangladesh, the first major rock benefit concert.
面对这场大的灾难，孟加拉国举办了“孟加拉国音乐会”，这是第一场以摇滚为主的慈善音乐会。
5.Grown men were moved to tears at the horrific scenes.
这样悲惨的场面甚至让铮铮男子潸然泪下。
6.Why would something as horrific as this happen to me?
为什么这么可怕的事发生在我身上？
7.I set about cutting it up - a horrific task - and we cured the meat over a fire.
我将其切碎，那真是一件可怕的差事。我们在火上制作咸肉。