音标:[mә'kɑ:brә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 以死亡为主题的, 可怕的
s shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
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macabre的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Even a successful electrocution is macabre.就算是一次成功的电刑,它也是很恐怖的。
  2. If that doesn’t give you a macabre thrill, nothing will.如果没有给带来阵阵寒颤,那么你会什么事都不惧怕了。

词汇搭配

  • danse macabre[法](Dance ...

经典引文

  • With macabre humourssomewhat sinister in retrospectsNancy wrote..about her tomb and burial.

    出自:H. Acton
  • The macabre pull of the Chamber of Horrors still exercises its malevolent thrall.

    出自:Godfrey Smith
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