terrify

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

Translation

vt. 使害怕;使恐怖;恐嚇
Word Forms
過去分詞terrified
第三人稱單數terrifies
現在分詞terrifying
過去式terrified

Phrases & Collocations

terrifying experience

可怕的經歷

terrified expression

恐懼的表情

Example Sentences

terrify (sb.) into doing

威脅(某人)做某事

What a terrifying experience!

多麼可怕的經歷啊!

The most terrifying aspect of nuclear bombing is radiation.

核轟炸最可怕的方面是核輻射。

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

這部電影一會兒令人毛骨悚然,一會兒滑稽可笑。

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

消防車鈴恐怖、刺耳的尖叫。

he'd subjected her to a terrifying ordeal.

他使她經受了極度的煎熬。

He is a man of enormous size and terrifying aspect.

他是一個面目猙獰的彪形大漢。

That sort of thing terrifies people.

那樣的事令人感到恐怖。

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

我坐在本田750 摩托車後座上有一次嚇人的旅程。

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

一條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.

黑夜裏一聲可怕的尖叫讓我毛骨悚然。

Real-world Examples

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

例如,老實說,一想到它我就害怕。

Source: Fastrack IELTS Speaking High Score Secrets

The way that it moves terrifies me.

它移動的方式嚇壞了我。

Source: Thanksgiving Matters

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

家養小精靈們嚇得六神無主——噹啷。

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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

當你遇到這些故事的時候 很難不會被它嚇到。

Source: Little Jiung Tonight Show last week

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

他結識了畏懼貧窮的單身母親凱蒂,兩人關係進一步發展。

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

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

他們是一股不可忽視的力量,坦率地說,有時也很可怕,我也是如此。

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

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

該組織稱阿拉巴馬州高等法院的裁決對不孕患者來說是“可怕的”。

Source: This month VOA Special English

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

你不應該有信心,先生。你應該害怕。

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Sometimes I vibrate with such rage, it terrifies me.

有時我因胸中怒火而震憤,連我自己也嚇着了。

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

It terrifies me for the young girls.

我很擔心那些年輕的女孩。

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

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