"horror show" in Chinese (Simplified)
恐怖表演一团糟(引申义)
Definition
字面意思是让人害怕的表演或电影。引申为形容极其糟糕、混乱或令人不快的情形。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“horror show” 是英语中的非正式表达,经常带有幽默或讽刺意味,形容糟糕透顶的局面(如“The meeting was a horror show”)。不仅仅表示“恐怖”,也可形容混乱、失败等。避免在正式场合用。
Examples
The movie last night was a real horror show.
昨晚的电影真是一个**恐怖表演**。
The kitchen after the party was a complete horror show.
聚会后厨房简直成了一个**一团糟**。
His first attempt at baking turned into a horror show.
他第一次烘焙成了一场**一团糟**。
The project launch was a total horror show—nothing worked as planned.
项目启动简直是个**一团糟**——一切都没按计划进行。
Traffic was a horror show this morning; it took me two hours to get here.
今天早上交通**一团糟**,我花了两个小时才到。
Honestly, her job interview was a horror show—she forgot everything she wanted to say.
说真的,她的面试就是个**一团糟**—什么都忘了说。