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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hor·ri·fy (-fied ; -fy·ing) DATE 1791 1. to cause to feel horror 2. to fill with distaste : shock Synonyms: see dismay Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 horrify hor·rify / 5hCrifai; NAmE 5hC:r-; 5hB:r- / 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 appal :
▪ [VN] The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。 ▪ [VN to inf] 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。 ▪ [also VN that] • hor·ri·fied adj.: 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。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: DISMAY 1, appall, consternate, daunt, shakeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hor·ri·fy \ˈhȯrəˌfī, ˈhär-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Latin horrificare, from horrificus horrific — more at horrific : to cause to feel horror : strike with horror < smoking right through soup, fish, meat, salad, and dessert in a way to horrify the epicure — Frances Perkins > < may horrify some employers who are still living in the nineteenth century — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude > Synonyms: see dismay |
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