terrify
英 ['terɪfaɪ]
美['tɛrɪfaɪ]
- vt. 恐吓；使恐怖；使害怕
词态变化
第三人称单数: terrifies;过去式: terrified;过去分词: terrified;现在分词: terrifying;副词: terrifyingly;形容词: terrifying;
中文词源
terrify 使恐惧，使惊吓
来自 terror,恐惧，惊恐，-fy,使。
英英释意
- 1. fill with terror; frighten greatly
英文词源
- terrify (v.)
- 1570s, from Latin terrificare "to frighten, make afraid," from terrificus "causing terror" (see terrific). Related: Terrified; terrifying.
同义词辨析
alarm, frighten, startle, terrify, scare, intimidate
这些动词均有"惊吓，惊恐"之意。
alarm：着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐。
frighten：普通用词，使用广泛，指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。
startle：强调突然使人惊骇或震惊。
terrify：语气最强，指惊骇得六神无主，魂飞魄散。
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。
intimidate：特指恐吓某人，迫使其做某事。
考试真题
- The bulk of the research shows that there may be a pause, or a shifting of gears in the 40s or 50s, but this shift can be exciting, rather than terrifying.
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- It can be terrifying for the unprepared.
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- My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.
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- He said "Monsanto should not be able, just because they've got billions of dollars to spend on legal fees, to try to terrify farmers into obeying their agreements by massive force and threats.
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- It is financially terrifying, psychologically embarrassing and you know that support is minimal and extraordinarily hard to get.
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实用场景例句
- Flying terrifies her.
- 她害怕坐飞机。
牛津词典
- It was a terrifying experience.
- 那是一次可怕的经历。
牛津词典
- Flying terrifies him...
- 坐飞机让他害怕得要命。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Don't let the title of Kelly's book terrify you.
- 不要被凯利的著作的名称吓到.
期刊摘选
- In short, a crisis in the Treasury market would and the mere possibility should terrify policymakers.
- 总之, 美国国债市场的危机将震撼世界,仅仅是其可能性应该就会让政策制定者感到恐慌.
期刊摘选
- You'll terrify me out of my wits if you behave in this way.
- 你这样会吓死我的.
期刊摘选
- Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you?
- 11他的尊荣岂不叫你们惧怕吗? 他的惊吓岂不临到你们 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- 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!
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- Will not His majesty terrify you, And the dread of Him fall on you?
- 伯13:11他的尊荣、不叫你们惧怕麽.的惊吓、不临到你们 麽 .
期刊摘选
- That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
- 9我说这话免得你们以为我写信是要威吓你们.
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- Bad Moon warriors wear strikingly patterned clothing and shocking war paint designed to terrify the enemy.
- 恶月的战士们喜欢用夸张的装束和吓人的战漆来恐吓敌人.
期刊摘选
- So no fear of me can terrify you, Nor can my pressure be heavy upon you.
- 7我的威吓不能使你惊惶, 我的压力在你身上也不会沉重.
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- Remove Your hand from me, And let not the dread of You terrify me.
- 伯13:21就是把你的手缩回、远离我身.又不使你的惊惶威吓我.
期刊摘选
- Driving at high speeds in the median of a highway to terrify drivers in both lanes.
- 在马路中间高速行驶以使双标的目的行驶的司机都受到惊吓.
期刊摘选
- NIV Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you?
- 11[和合]他的尊荣,岂不叫你们8惧怕吗? 他的9惊吓,岂不临到你们 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- Now, it's the thoughts in our head that terrify us the most.
- 现在, 令我们感到最害怕的,是我们自己头脑中的想法.
期刊摘选
- NIV so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.
- 15[和合]求你也照样用狂32风追赶他们,用暴雨恐吓他们.
期刊摘选
- Behold, no fear of me should terrify you, Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
- 伯33:7我不用威严惊吓你 、 也不用势力重压你.
期刊摘选
- So pursue them with Your tempest And terrify them with Your storm.
- 诗83:15求你也照样用狂风追赶他们、用暴雨恐吓他们.
期刊摘选
- 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？
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句