terrify

[US]/ˈterɪfaɪ/
[UK]/ˈterɪfaɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 使害怕;使恐怖;恐吓
Word Forms
过去分词terrified
第三人称单数terrifies
现在分词terrifying
过去式terrified

Phrases & Collocations

terrifying experience

可怕的经历

terrified expression

恐惧的表情

Example Sentences

terrify (sb.) into doing

威胁(某人)做某事

What a terrifying experience!

多么可怕的经历啊!

The most terrifying aspect of nuclear bombing is radiation.

核轰炸最可怕的方面是核辐射。

This movie is by turn (= alternately) terrifying and very funny.

这部电影一会儿令人毛骨悚然,一会儿滑稽可笑。

the terrifying, metallic clamour of the fire-engine bell.

消防车铃恐怖、刺耳的尖叫。

he'd subjected her to a terrifying ordeal.

他使她经受了极度的煎熬。

He is a man of enormous size and terrifying aspect.

他是一个面目狰狞的彪形大汉。

That sort of thing terrifies people.

那样的事令人感到恐怖。

I had a terrifying journey on the pillion seat of a Honda 750.

我坐在本田750 摩托车后座上有一次吓人的旅程。

a road that seemed to just shoot upwards at a terrifying angle.

一条似乎以令人害怕的角度向上急速延伸的道路。

A terrifying scream in the blackness of the night made my blood run cold.

黑夜里一声可怕的尖叫让我毛骨悚然。

Real-world Examples

For instance, quite frankly, the very thought of it terrifies me.

例如,老实说,一想到它我就害怕。

Source: Fastrack IELTS Speaking High Score Secrets

The way that it moves terrifies me.

它移动的方式吓坏了我。

Source: Thanksgiving Matters

Terrified the house-elves out of their wits—" Clang. "

家养小精灵们吓得六神无主——当啷。

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

And it is hard not to be terrified when you encounter it.

当你遇到这些故事的时候 很难不会被它吓到。

Source: Little Jiung Tonight Show last week

He meets a single mother Kitty, herself terrified of poverty and a relationships develops.

他结识了畏惧贫穷的单身母亲凯蒂,两人关系进一步发展。

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

They're a force to be reckoned with and quite frankly, terrifying at times, like me.

他们是一股不可忽视的力量,坦率地说,有时也很可怕,我也是如此。

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

The group called the Alabama high court's decision " terrifying" for people affected by infertility.

该组织称阿拉巴马州高等法院的裁决对不孕患者来说是“可怕的”。

Source: This month VOA Special English

You shouldn't, sir. You should be terrified.

你不应该有信心,先生。你应该害怕。

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Sometimes I vibrate with such rage, it terrifies me.

有时我因胸中怒火而震愤,连我自己也吓着了。

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

It terrifies me for the young girls.

我很担心那些年轻的女孩。

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

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