She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news.

她踌躇着，不知如何说出这一可怕的消息。

《牛津词典》

She averted her eyes from the terrible scene in front of her.

她背过脸，不去看面前可怕的场面。

《牛津词典》

He ruminated on the terrible wastefulness that typified American life.

他认真思考了美国生活中典型且非常严重的浪费问题。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Now,he says,people must not permit Haiti's poorest citizens to return to the terrible conditions that existed even before the earthquake.

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And then there's the terrible chainsaw in "Out, Out --."

在“出去，出去“中有可怕的电锯“

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

You can explain to the secretary that you woke up late and you had a terrible night because you fought with your wife.

你可以向你的秘书解释，你早上起晚了，昨晚你跟太太大吵一架，一整夜都没睡好。

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The previous FAA grounding in 1979 followed the terrible crash of the now-defunct DC-10 wide-body airliner.

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"We are shocked and saddened by the terrible events at Fort Hood, " it said.

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And I regret some of the terrible things I thought about him so long ago.

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