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

• 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。
• Police have made a macabre discovery
  警方有一个令人毛骨悚然的发现。
• Their torches lit the macabre proceedings in a pallid light that danced over their garish rune-covered robes.
  他们穿的长袍上绘着繁复而华丽的符文，折射着火炬那苍白的光线。
• Yet medical monstrosities that are hardly any better undoubtedly continue, almost as a matter of macabre routine, in America, Britain and many other countries.
  然而，那些几乎不可能比安乐死更好的医疗中的可怕事件，作为一种可怕的例行事物，毫无疑问，在美国、英国以及其他许多国家继续存在。
• 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！
• By taking her on macabre field trips to funeral parlors?
  把她带上去往殡仪馆的死亡旅行？
• 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。
• A French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language ( 1821-1867).
  以死亡为主题和呼唤言语表达方式而著名的法国诗人。
• 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。
• Novalis, known as "Macabre Poet", attempts to comprehend the meaning life by eulogizing night and death, hence showing his persistent belief in life with a hidden extending self.
  “死亡诗人”诺瓦利斯的创作通过歌颂“黑夜”与“死亡”去感悟生命，表达对生命的执着，其间隐藏着一个力图扩张的自我。