terrify

英 [ˈterɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈterɪfaɪ]

v.  使恐惧; 使十分害怕; 使惊吓

过去分词：terrified　现在分词：terrifying　过去式：terrified　第三人称单数：terrifies　

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Collins.2 / BNC.8606 / COCA.5828

牛津词典

verb

• 使恐惧；使十分害怕；使惊吓
  to make sb feel extremely frightened
  1. Flying terrifies her.
     她害怕坐飞机。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 吓坏;使极度恐慌;使非常害怕
  If somethingterrifiesyou, it makes you feel extremely frightened.
  1. Flying terrifies him...
     坐飞机让他害怕得要命。
  2. The thought of dying slowly and painfully terrified me.
     缓慢而痛苦地死去的想法使我恐惧不已。

Take care not to confuseterrifiedandterrifying.
注意不要混淆 terrified 和 terrifying。

英英释义

verb

• fill with terror
  Synonym:terrorizeterrorise

双语例句

• Low-flying aircraft terrify wild animals.
  低飞的飞行器令野生动物惊恐。
• The scum terrify honest citizens in freedom's name.
  那些人渣以自由的名义恐吓诚实的市民。
• Their movements through the region were calculated to terrify landowners into abandoning their holdings
  他们在该地区的行动是精心谋划的，意在恐吓土地所有者放弃手中的地产。
• Don't worry. I won't let him terrify me.
  别担心。我不会让他吓到我的。
• Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you?
  他的尊荣岂不叫你们惧怕吗？他的惊吓岂不临到你们吗？
• They eliminate targets and they terrify terrorists.
  既可以除掉目标又可以打击到恐怖分子。
• We made frightful noises to terrify them still more, and then we dropped off the ledge, because somebody was drawing the bars, and we felt we had better flee.
  我们就做出可怕的声音好把他们吓得更厉害，然后我们就从窗台边上下来，因为有人在拉开门闩，我们觉得还是溜掉好些。
• The aim of the terrorists is to terrify people!
  恐怖份子的目的就是令大众感到恐慌！
• Whom would it profit to terrify or to kill James Sinclair?
  恐吓或者干掉詹姆斯·辛克莱对谁会有好处？
• Fortunately for him, being a pop sensation gives you all the resources you need to stalk, threaten, and terrify a group of teen girls.
  不过对他来说幸运的是，作为一个流行歌手，比伯拥有一切所需要的资源来跟踪、威胁和恐吓那些姑娘们。