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

• It's a bit macabre to think of that but we have become a world-wide phenomenon.
  提到这个让人有些毛骨悚然，但是这说明我们已经成为一个世界范围的现象了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sometimes after finishing a biography one is left feeling unfulfilled, still longing to know what the subject was really like, especially if the person being studied belongs in the category of the bizarre or macabre; is just plain daft, or creatively eccentric.
  有时读完传记以后，读者仍然感觉不过瘾，希望了解更多事情本来的面目，特别是被研究的人物被归于古怪或阴森恐怖之列时，读者们想知道这些人物只是皮影戏，还是纸老虎。
• Funny but in a cynical or macabre way.
  荒诞、恐怖而有趣的。
• 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。
• In2008 local news media uncovered a macabre network that lured unemployed urban youths to the countryside with promises of jobs, only to kill them and pass them off as dead rebels.
  2008年，当地新闻媒体揭发了一个害人的犯罪陷阱，以工作为诱饵欺骗失业的城市年轻人来到农村，然后杀害他们，将他们混充为战死的叛乱分子。
• In his introductory monologue, he tried to point out that he was a nice guy despite his sometimes macabre roles.
  他在介绍词中特意指出，自己其实是一个很好的人，尽管有时会饰演一些可怕的角色。
• 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。
• 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！