You describe something such as an event or story as macabre when it is strange and horrible or upsetting, usually because it involves death or injury.
例句
Police have made a macabre discovery...警方有一个令人毛骨悚然的发现。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。
英汉词典释义
adj.
可怕的,骇人的
He takes a macabre interest in graveyards.他那么留意墓地,令人毛骨悚然。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror;
"ghastly wounds""the grim aftermath of the bombing""the grim task of burying the victims""a grisly murder""gruesome evidence of human sacrifice""macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages""macabre tortures conceived by madmen"