terrific

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ter·rif·ic /təˈrɪfɪk/ adjectiveadj

1 informalGOOD/EXCELLENT very good, especially in a way that makes you feel happy and excited 极好的，极棒的 SYN great

That’s a terrific idea!

这个主意真棒！

The actress who played the lawyer was terrific.

扮演律师的女演员表演十分出色。

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2 VERYvery large in size or degree 〔尺寸或程度〕极其巨大的，大得惊人的

a terrific bang

砰的一声巨响

He drank a terrific amount of beer.

他喝了太多的啤酒。

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terrific• Your dress looks terrific!• Quantities of leg and headroom are generous, rearward seat travel in particular, and all-round vision is terrific.• a terrific crisis• Your Mr Bernard is, by the by, even if unwell, a terrific fellow.• A terrific industrial upheaval at the present moment might be dangerous from the standpoint of a democratic People's Peace.• This terrific park is worth the trip.• Geidt and Jack Willis, who plays the other son, are terrific throughout.• After a rough start, he racked up a terrific year in 1996.

Origin terrific

(1600-1700) Latin terrificus “frightening”, from terrere; → TERRIBLE

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