英:[ˈterɪfaɪ]
美:[ˈterɪfaɪ]
英:[ˈterɪfaɪ]
美:[ˈterɪfaɪ]
ter·ri·fy
te rih faI
第三人称单数:terrifies
现在分词:terrifying
过去式:terrified
过去分词:terrified
terrifyingly (adv.)
词根:terror
adj.terrific 极好的;极其的,非常的;可怕的
terrified 感到恐惧的;受惊吓的
terrifying 令人恐惧的;骇人的;极大的
n.terror 恐怖;恐怖行动;恐怖时期;可怕的人
v.terrified 使恐惧;恐吓(terrify的过去分词)
terrifying 使害怕,使恐怖(terrify的现在分词)
transitive verb
to fill with great fear or terror.They used torture on some citizens in order to terrify the others.The idea of flying in an airplane terrifies some people.It terrified him that the men might return to kill him.[it + verb + smby + that + clause]It terrified her when she read the threatening letter.[it + verb + smby + when + clause]It terrified him to go to sleep and likely have another nightmare about the war.[it + verb + smby + infinitive]
这组词都有“惊吓、惊恐”的意思,其区别是:
alarm着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐。
terrify语气最强,指惊骇得六神无主,魂飞魄散。
intimidate特指恐吓某人,迫使其做某事。
frightem普通用词,使用广泛,指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。
scare指非正式文体中可与frighten换用,但语气较重,侧重人受惊吓后立即停下正在干的事或跑掉。
startle强调突然使人惊骇或震惊。
以上来源于网络
1570年代,源自拉丁语 terrificare “使害怕,使恐惧”,源自 terrificus “引起恐惧的”(参见 terrific)。相关词汇: Terrified; terrifying。
Latin terrificare, from terrificus
The first known use of terrify was in the 15th century
terrorizeverb
to fill with terror
to force by threat or violence
terrorismnoun
the use of terror as a means of achieving a goal
terrornoun
a state of great fear
a cause of great fear
a dreadful person or thing
informal an unruly child
violent or destructive acts (as bombing) committed by a group as a way of achieving its goals
territorialadjective
of or relating to a territory
territorial claims
organized chiefly for territorial defense
a territorial army
showing or involving territoriality
territorial birds
territorialitynoun
the pattern of behavior associated with the defense of an animal's territory
territorialadjective
of or relating to a territory
territorial claims
organized chiefly for territorial defense
a territorial army
showing or involving territoriality
territorial birds
terrifyverb
to fill with terror
1 Frantic, terrified, her words jumbling together, Kathie tried to tell police everything all at once.
2 Sometimes when a bunch of tules and reeds and grasses mixed and blew and waved, I was terrified that it was she, that she was carrying them or parting them.
3 One of the men screamed, high and terrified.
4 I nodded, terrified that I would start bawling on Sookie’s boat if I opened my mouth.
5 “Sure,” Harlan agreed, but he wasn’t so terrified that he would let them trick him into dying.
6 "And anyway, I was far too terrified to complain. I told you, I was her slave."
7 My life is changing so fast, and even though it’s what I want, I’m terrified.
8 It puffed out its Elizabethan ruff of colorful neck webbing in warning, and with a terrifying hiss-screech, it lunged.
9 I have never had any before and I’m terrified of losing them.
10 An image of black men learning anything suggesting self-defense seemed to terrify the white man.
11 It was a ridiculous question, but in that moment she was honestly terrified this might be true.
12 I see my own eyes set into his skull, and I think of my reflection in the fear landscape, how terrified I was, watching his skin spread over mine like a rash.
13 “I was terrified that my husband would be physically harmed or sent to prison for the rest of his life.”
14 “But what about THEM?” cried the terrified bug, for at that very instant the other demons had reached the top at last and were leaping forward to seize them.
15 Piper knew she must be terrified inside, but she did a good job hiding it.
16 Flowever, the true atrocities, the most frightening, incorporate a perverse psychological twist designed to terrify the victim.
17 Abel ran as fast as his thin, terrified legs would take him.
18 Does the rest of Mars die of a disease with a fine name or a terrifying name or a majestic name?
19 For a moment, she just wanted to take in everything: the puzzled, terrified expressions on the Gustano kids’ faces; the strange, ugly buildings around them; the emptiness of the street before them.
20 She was terrified, grasping for anything that could save her camp.
5 惊吓
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6 害怕
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7 恐怖
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8 恐惧
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9 威胁
threatening menacing menacingly threat danger assault concussion ransom menace intimidation overhang threaten bounce bludgeon bulldoze
10 使惊吓