你查的是哪本词典? 我查的是《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》 terrible 1.very unpleasant; making you feel very unhappy,upset or frightened 非常讨厌的;令人极不快的;可怕的 ex:I've just had a terrible thought.我刚刚产生了一个可怕的念头. 2.causing great harm or injury; very serious 危害极大的;造成加伤害的;非常严重的 ex:He had suffered terrible injuries.他受了重伤. 3.unhappy or ill 不痛快;有病 ex:I feel terrible—I think I'll go to bed.我觉得难受,想去睡觉了. 4.of very bad quality; very bad 劣质的; 劣等的; 拙劣的 ex:Your driving is terrible!你的驾驶技术真是糟糕透了! 5.used to show the great extent or degree of sth bad 极度的; 极其严重的 ex:The room was in a terrible mess.房间里脏乱不堪. terrific 1.(informal)excellent;wonderful 极好的; 绝妙的; 了不起的 ex:I feel absolutely terrific today!我今天的感觉真是好极了! 2.very large; very great 很大的; 巨大的; 异乎寻常的 ex:We drove along at a terrific speed.我们以极快的速度驱车行驶.
大致上有两个意思: 1,作形容词的时候:恐怖,可怕 - the earthquake was terrible! 2,作副词的时候:非常,强烈的 - the ideal is terribly interesting to me. 需要注意的是: 作为“可怕”讲的时候,尚可用来描述客观事物,但其意思也带有一定的主观性(毕竟恐怖也是一种主观感受)。 作为“非常...