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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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terrible/awful ( also dreadful especially British English ) very bad: • The journey was terrible – it took six hours. • The food was good but we had terrible service. • It’s such an awful programme! How can you watch it? • He looked dreadful. horrible very bad and unpleasant – used especially when something has a strong effect on you and you feel shocked, annoyed, or sick: • This soup tastes horrible. • I got a horrible shock when I saw the bill. • a horrible accident • a horrible thing to say to someone appalling terrible – especially in a way that is shocking. Appalling is stronger and a little more formal than terrible or horrible: • The refugees are living in appalling conditions. • The teacher said my handwriting was appalling. disgusting terrible – used about a taste, smell, habit etc, often one that makes you feel sick: • The smell was disgusting and I had to go out. • Do you have to bite your nails? It’s a disgusting habit. lousy informal terrible – used especially to express annoyance: • I’ve had a lousy day at the office. • This area is a lousy place to live. hopeless very bad and difficult – used when there is no chance of success or improvement: • We were trying to pay off our debts but it was a hopeless situation. • He was given the almost hopeless task of trying to negotiate a ceasefire. diabolical British English extremely bad – used to express great disapproval of an action or event: • The prices are diabolical. • a diabolical waste of money • McAndrew gave a diabolical performance on Saturday.
Longman-Thesaurus
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adj. VERBS be, look, seem, sound ADV. really, truly I thought something really terrible had happened. | absolutely, just, quite, simply He suddenly collapsed?it was simply terrible. | pretty, rather | not very Nothing very terrible happened. PREP. for It must have been terrible for the survivors.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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adj. awful: We had a terrible time. adj. ghastly: She has a terrible disease. adj. appalling: That's a terrible way of treating them.
Simple Definitions