[VERB 动词]使感到震惊;使毛骨悚然;使产生反感 If someone is horrified, they feel shocked or disgusted, usually because of something that they have seen or heard.
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His family were horrified by the change.
他的家人对这一变化感到震惊。
...a crime trend that will horrify all parents.
会让所有父母感到毛骨悚然的犯罪趋势
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When I saw these figures I was horrified...
我看到这些数字时无比惊骇。
We are so horrified by the enormity of the crime that we want somebody brought to justice quickly.
我们对这项滔天罪行深感震惊,希望能将罪犯尽快绳之以法。
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hor·rify/ˈhɒrɪfaɪ; NAmEˈhɔːrɪfaɪ;ˈhɑːrɪfaɪ/verb(hor·ri·fies,hor·ri·fy·ing,hor·ri·fied,hor·ri·fied)to make sb feel extremely shocked, disgusted or frightened 惊吓;使厌恶;恐吓SYN
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horrifysb ◆The whole country was horrified by the killings.全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。it horrifies sb to do sth◆It horrified her to think that he had killed someone.一想到他杀过人,她就感到毛骨悚然。it horrifies sb that…◆It horrified her that he had actually killed someone.他确实杀过人,这件事使她感到毛骨悚然。▶hor·ri·fied/; NAmE/adjective◆He was horrified when he discovered the conditions in which they lived.看到他们的生活状况时,他很震惊。◆She gazed at him in horrified disbelief.她既惊愕又难以置信地盯着他。horrifyhorrifieshorrifiedhorrifyinghor·rify/ˈhɒrɪfaɪ; NAmEˈhɔːrɪfaɪ;ˈhɑːrɪfaɪ/hor·ri·fied/; NAmE/
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horrifyhor‧ri‧fy /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ $ ˈhɔː-, ˈhɑː-/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle horrified, present participle horrifying, third person singular horrifies) [transitive]
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to make someone feel very shocked and upset or afraid: Henry was horrified by what had happened.horrified to see/hear/find etc She was horrified to discover that he loved Rose.
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