Terror Difficult Violent Action The I Political Makes
This flashcard defines "terror" with multiple meanings: 1) extreme fear (uncountable), 2) political violence or threat of violence (uncountable), 3) a terrifying thing (countable), and 4) a naughty or difficult child (countable, informal). It also includes the phrase "holds no terrors for."
This flashcard defines "terror" with multiple meanings: 1) extreme fear (uncountable), 2) political violence or threat of violence (uncountable), 3) a terrifying thing (countable), and 4) a naughty or difficult child (countable, informal). It also includes the phrase "holds no terrors for."
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]恐惧;惊恐;恐慌Terror is very great fear.
I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in an aeroplane...
每次坐飞机前,我都吓得直发抖。
The day of terror ended after police used teargas and stormed the house.
警察使用了催泪瓦斯攻入屋子以后,恐惧的一天结束了。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](尤指有政治目的的)恐怖活动,恐怖主义Terror is violence or the threat of violence, especially when it is used for political reasons.
[oft N n]
The bomb attack on the capital could signal the start of a pre-election terror campaign.
对首都的炸弹袭击可能标志着选举前的恐怖活动开始了。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]恐怖的事物 A terror is something that makes you very frightened.
As a boy, he had a real terror of facing people.
小时候,他特别害怕见人。
...the terrors of violence.
恐怖的暴力行为
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]讨厌的小孩;淘气鬼;小捣蛋 If someone describes a child as a terror, they think that he or she is naughty and difficult to control.
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He was a terror. He had been a difficult child for as long as his parents could remember.
他是个淘气鬼,从小就不老实。
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[PHRASE 短语]完全吓不倒;让人丝毫不焦虑 If something holds no terrors for you, you are not at all frightened or worried by it.
[V inflects]
Childbirth now held fewer terrors for her than it once had.
她现在不像原来那样害怕分娩了。
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to live in terror→see:
live
; reign of terror→see:
reign
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Oxford
ter·ror/ˈterə(r); NAmEˈterər/noun1[uncountable , singular ]a feeling of extreme fear 惊恐;恐惧;惊骇◆a feeling of sheer/pure terror胆战心惊◆Her eyes were wild with terror.她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。◆People fled from the explosion in terror.人们惊恐地逃离了爆炸现场。◆She lives in terror of(= is constantly afraid of)losing her job. 她一直胆战心惊地害怕丢了工作。◆Some women have a terror of losing control in the birth process.有些妇女惧怕在分娩过程中难以自制。◆( literary) The very name of the enemy struck terror intotheir hearts. 他们一听到敌人的名字就心惊胆战。☞synonyms at
fear
2[countable ]a person, situation or thing that makes you very afraid 可怕的人;恐怖的事;可怕的情况◆These street gangs have become the terror of the neighbourhood.这些街头少年团伙使得周围邻里谈之色变。◆Death holds no terrors for(= does not frighten or worry)me. 死神是吓不倒我的。◆The terrors of the night were past.夜间那些恐怖的事情都已经成为过去。3[uncountable ]violent action or the threat of violent action that is intended to cause fear, usually for political purposes (通常出于政治目的)恐怖行动,恐怖SYN
terrorism
◆a campaign of terror恐怖运动◆terror tactics恐怖手段☞see also
reign of terror
4[countable ]( informal) a person (usually a child) or an animal that causes you trouble or is difficult to control 讨厌鬼;小捣蛋◆Their kids are real little terrors.他们的小孩都是十足的讨厌鬼。terrorterrorster·ror/ˈterə(r); NAmEˈterər/
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terrorter‧ror /ˈterə $ -ər/ ●●○W3 noun
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1fear [uncountable] a feeling of extreme fearin terror People fled in terror as fire tore through the building. Shots rang out, and I screamed in terror. We lived in terror of our father when he was drinking. There was a look of sheer terror (=complete terror) on his face.strike terror into somebody/somebody’s heart The sound of enemy planes struck terror into our hearts.► see thesaurus at
fear
2frightening situation [countable] an event or situation that makes people feel extremely frightened, especially because they think they may dieterror of the terrors of war Death holds no terrors for (=does not frighten) me.3violent action [uncountable] violent action for political purposesSYN terrorism: The resistance movement started a campaign of terror. The Red Army Faction tried to undermine the state by terror tactics. Pol Pot’s reign of terror in Cambodia4person [countable] informal a child who is difficult to control: That Johnson kid’s a real little terror! → reign of terror
at reign1(4)
, → a holy terror
at holy(4)
COLLOCATIONSadjectivessheer/pure terror (=complete and total terror)· The horse galloped off in sheer terror down the path.absolute/stark terror (=extreme terror)· On his face was an expression of absolute terror.mortal terror literary (=very great terror)· The crew was in mortal terror of drowning.phrasesstrike terror into somebody’s heart· His fearsome appearance strikes terror into the hearts of his enemies.flee in terror· The children fled in terror as the barn caught fire.scream/shriek in terror· She jumped to her feet, screaming in terror.live in terror· Everyone lived in terror of the religious police.verbsinspire terror· The main aim of suicide bombers is to inspire terror in the population.
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terror
[ˈterə(r)]
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NOUN5075
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terrors[861]
恐怖(95%),惊骇(5%)
n.恐怖;恐怖行动;恐怖时期;可怕的人
n.(Terror)人名;(南非)特罗尔
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