macabre

英 [məˈkɑːbrə]

美 [məˈkɑːbrə]

adj.  可怕的，恐怖的(尤指与死亡等相联系的)

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.15626 / COCA.18553

牛津词典

adj.

• 可怕的，恐怖的（尤指与死亡等相联系的）
  unpleasant and strange because connected with death and frightening things
  1. a macabre tale/joke/ritual
     令人毛骨悚然的故事 / 笑话 / 仪式

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人毛骨悚然的;恐怖的;可怕的;与死亡(或伤害)有关的
  You describe something such as an event or story asmacabrewhen it is strange and horrible or upsetting, usually because it involves death or injury.
  1. Police have made a macabre discovery...
     警方有一个令人毛骨悚然的发现。
  2. Mr Dahl was well-known for his macabre adult stories called 'Tales of the Unexpected'.
     达尔先生以成人恐怖小说集《意料之外的故事》闻名于世。

英英释义

adj

• shockingly repellent
  1. ghastly wounds
  2. the grim aftermath of the bombing
  3. the grim task of burying the victims
  4. a grisly murder
  5. gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
  6. macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
  7. macabre tortures conceived by madmen
  Synonym:ghastlygrimgrislygruesomesick

双语例句

• Dance Macabre, high technology wins, let us look forward to them in the national finals of the wonderful performance!
  群魔乱舞，技高者胜，让我们一起期待他们在全国总决赛的精彩表现！
• Artist Jeffrey Thomas has created a "Twisted Princess" series, taking some of Disney finest characters and giving them a turn for the macabre.
  杰弗里托马斯艺术家创造了一个“扭曲的公主”系列，以迪斯尼最优秀的某些字符，并让他们为恐怖转向。
• James Thomlinson designed his burger using gory testimonials describing the taste of human flesh, mixing veal, chicken livers, bone marrow and pork to make the macabre meal.
  詹姆斯托姆林森参照资料中血淋淋的人肉味道，把小牛肉、鸡肝、骨髓和猪肉混合在一起，制作出可怕的人肉味。
• Passenger Jane Allen, whose great-uncle died on his honeymoon trip on the Titanic while her great-aunt survived, said she did not think it was ghoulish or macabre to go on the voyage.
  乘客简-艾伦的伯祖父在泰坦尼克号上遇难，当时他正度蜜月，简的伯祖母幸存了下来。简说，她不觉得这次纪念之旅令人毛骨悚然或者非常可怕。
• The plaster smell was consistent with the fact that Joan of Arc was burnt on a plaster stake, not a wooden one, to make the whole macabre spectacle last longer.
  石膏味与当时为了增加痛苦，火刑在石膏柱而非木柱上进行的事实吻合。
• What followed is one of the more macabre scenes of this or any war.
  无论是在此或是任何一场战争中，接下来的场景都更令人毛骨悚然。
• Log on to the Hammer Web ring, with 12 more sites devoted to macabre movies.
  登录哈默网络联盟，就会找到另外12个专门播放恐怖电影的网站。
• I heard that today is Halloween Halloween, ah, street Dance Macabre, remember to go home early, ah, shut the doors and windows before going to sleep good!
  听说今天是万圣节鬼节啊，大街上群魔乱舞，记得早早回家啊，临睡前把门窗关好啊！
• Why are the living dead taking over our lives, and why have so many other domains of American culture, from architects to academics to departments of the federal government, been so eager to jump on this macabre bandwagon?
  为什么我们的生活会被僵尸占据？为什么从建筑、学术到联邦政府各部的如此多的美国文化领域那么急切地赶着这股恐怖潮流？
• Police have made a macabre discovery
  警方有一个令人毛骨悚然的发现。