[VERB 动词]吓坏;使极度恐慌;使非常害怕 If something terrifies you, it makes you feel extremely frightened.
[V n]
Flying terrifies him...
坐飞机让他害怕得要命。
The thought of dying slowly and painfully terrified me.
缓慢而痛苦地死去的想法使我恐惧不已。
terrified
He was terrified of heights...
他恐高。
She was terrified that Ronnie would kidnap Sam...
她吓坏了,生怕龙尼会绑架萨姆。
I'm terrified to think about the fact that my mother will die someday.
一想到母亲有一天会去世,我就非常恐惧。
Usage Note :
Take care not to confuse terrified and terrifying.
注意不要混淆 terrified 和 terrifying。
Oxford
ter·rify/ˈterɪfaɪ; NAmEˈterɪfaɪ/verb(ter·ri·fies,ter·ri·fy·ing,ter·ri·fied,ter·ri·fied)terrifysb to make sb feel extremely frightened 使恐惧;使十分害怕;使惊吓◆Flying terrifies her.她害怕坐飞机。☞synonyms at
frighten
▶ter·ri·fy·ing/; NAmE/adjective◆It was a terrifying experience.那是一次可怕的经历。ter·ri·fy·ing·ly/; NAmE/adverbterrifyterrifiesterrifiedterrifyingter·rify/ˈterɪfaɪ; NAmEˈterɪfaɪ/ter·ri·fy·ing/; NAmE/ter·ri·fy·ing·ly/; NAmE/
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terrifyter‧ri‧fy /ˈterɪfaɪ/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle terrified, present participle terrifying, third person singular terrifies) [transitive]
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to make someone extremely afraid: Her husband’s violence terrified her.
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