terrify

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vt. 使恐惧, 恐吓

发音

其它 /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/

词形变化

terrified terrifies 三单 terrifies terrifying terrifying 现在分词 terrified 过去式 terrified 过去分词

别名

terrifie

教材释义与例句

动词

恐吓；使恐怖；使害怕

to make someone extremely afraid

Her husband's violence terrified her.

丈夫的暴力行为让她感到害怕。

释义与例句

v. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.

  2. 2.

    To menace or intimidate.

  3. 3.

    To make terrible.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

terrorize terrorise

上位词 4

scare frighten fright affright

下位词 1

panic

词源

From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare.

来源：wiktionary