terror
/ˈterə/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
恐怖;恐惧;恐怖的人或事
释义与例句
n.
恐怖;恐惧
a feeling of great fear, or something that causes this feeling
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The children screamed in terror when the lights went out.
灯灭时孩子们惊恐地尖叫。
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She lived in terror of losing her job.
她一直生活在失业的恐惧中。
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The storm was a terror to the people on the coast.
这场风暴对沿海居民来说是一场恐怖。
n.
恐怖的人或事
a person or thing that causes great fear
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The bully was the terror of the whole school.
那个恶霸是全校的恐怖人物。
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The new boss was a terror to lazy workers.
新老板对懒惰员工来说是个可怕的人。
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That dog is a terror whenever the postman comes.
每当邮递员来时,那只狗就凶得吓人。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
terror 是名词“恐怖、恐惧”;terrify 是动词“使恐惧”。in terror 表示“惊恐地”。
词族与关联词
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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terrify 使恐惧;使害怕terror 是名词“恐怖、恐惧”;terrify 是动词“使恐惧”,同根但词性不同。The sudden crash terrified everyone in the room. 突然的撞击声把屋里的每个人都吓坏了。
常见搭配
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in terror 惊恐地The rabbit ran into the bushes in terror. 兔子惊恐地跑进灌木丛。
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a feeling of terror 恐惧感A feeling of terror came over her in the dark tunnel. 在黑暗的隧道里,一种恐惧感笼罩了她。