terror

['terə]

n.恐怖, 惊骇, 令人惧怕或讨厌的人或事物

例句与用法：

Her face worked as she stared at him in terror.

她惊恐地注视着他，脸也吓得抽动起来。

The horse bolted in terror at the sound of the gun.

枪声把马吓惊了。

She recoiled from the gunman in terror.

她面对持枪歹徒吓得直往后缩。

Ann froze with terror as the door opened silently.

门一声不响地开了，把安吓呆了。

She let out a scream of terror.

她发出恐怖的叫喊。

The resistance movement started a campaign of terror against the colonial rulers.

抵抗运动开展了一场反对殖民统治者的恐怖活动。

I have a terror of worms.

我害怕爬虫。

词形变化：

名词复数: territories |

详细释义：

n.

1. 恐怖, 惊骇[U][S1][(+of)]

My elder sister has a terror of fire.

我姐姐怕火。

2. 引起恐怖的事物(或人)[the S][(+of/to)]

The detective, nicknamed Holmes, is a terror to criminals.

那个外号叫福尔摩斯的侦探令罪犯闻之丧胆。

3. (常大写)恐怖统治[the S]

4. 【口】极讨厌的人[C]

Your son's a little terror! Can you control him?

你的儿子真讨厌! 你可不可以管管他?

That boy's a little terror.

那男孩真是个小捣蛋。

5. 恐怖行动[U]

短语词组：

strike terror into sb.'s heart

1. 使某人心惊胆战

I think by doing so he was trying to strike terror into your heart.

我认为他这样做是为了吓唬你。