1 very unpleasant; causing great shock or injury 可怕的: a terrible accident 严重的事故terrible news 可怕的消息What a terrible thing to do! 怎么可以做这么可怕的事！

2 ill or very upset 生病的；不舒服的；非常难过的: I feel terrible. I think I'm going to be sick. 我很不舒服，我想快要呕吐了。He felt terrible when he realized what he had done. 他知道自己做的是什么事后，觉得很难过。

3 very bad; of poor quality 糟糕的；差劲的: a terrible hotel/book/memory/driver 差劲的旅馆╱书╱记性╱司机

4 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) used to emphasize how bad sth is （用于强调不好的程度）剧烈的，厉害的: in terrible pain/trouble 疼得厉害；处境狼狈不堪The room was in a terrible mess. 这房间凌乱不堪。