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单词 terrify
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terrify

Six of her family are in police safe houses and cops plan to fly out there to see what she knows about the terrifying violence.WHEN was the last time you did something that terrified you - and it felt great?He told me he was terrified about the pressure of having to do 50 shows at the O2 for his upcoming tour.Try out a prison bed and learn about terrifying punishments such as the crank machine.He was clearly terrified at the thought of sitting in a room with a woman.My mother was terrified of growing old and losing her looks.The intensity with which fire burns and the speed with which it can destroy something is terrifying.But then she was kept away from him by a mother she found terrifying.Terrified that something terrible is happening to you and not knowing what to do.But there was something more terrifying than any ghost.The thought of it terrifies me.Opposition to such terrifying ideas inspired the persecution of Ulysses.It's terrifying to think fertility drugs were linked with leukaemia.It's still terrifying to think of.And because of the unpredictable course of the disease, my thoughts were always terrified.A hairdresser who understands this inspires terrifying loyalty.It's terrifying to think about.And the thought terrifies him.I'm terrified to think about what he is said to have done after.I knew he was lonely and terrified about what was happening to his wife of 33 years.It's terrifying to think of the knock-on effects this will have.He said that, while the website might provide users with sobering predictions, the intention was to inform and inspire rather than terrify.

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terrify

British English: terrify /ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪ/ VERB
If something terrifies you, it makes you feel extremely frightened.
The idea of death terrified me.
  • American English: terrify
  • Arabic: يُخْيِفُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: aterrorizar
  • Chinese: 恐吓
  • Croatian: prestraviti
  • Czech: děsit
  • Danish: skræmme fra vid og sans
  • Dutch: angst aanjagen
  • European Spanish: aterrar
  • Finnish: pelottaa
  • French: épouvanter
  • German: Angst einjagen
  • Greek: τρομάζω
  • Italian: terrorizzare
  • Japanese: 怖がらせる
  • Korean: 겁나게 하다
  • Norwegian: skremme
  • Polish: przerazić
  • European Portuguese: aterrorizar
  • Romanian: a îngrozi
  • Russian: ужасать
  • Latin American Spanish: aterrar
  • Swedish: skrämma livet ur
  • Thai: ทำให้หวาดกลัว
  • Turkish: dehşete düşürmek
  • Ukrainian: жахати
  • Vietnamese: làm cho khiếp sợ

Chinese translation of 'terrify'

terrify

(ˈtɛrɪfaɪ)

vt

  1. 使惧(懼)怕 (shǐ jùpà)
(verb) 
Definition
to frighten greatly
The thought of a slow, painful death terrified me.
Synonyms
frighten
Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
scare
She's just trying to scare me.
petrify
His story petrified me.
alarm
We could not see what had alarmed him.
intimidate
Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.
terrorize
The intruders terrorized the government employees.
scare to death
put the fear of God into
make your hair stand on end
fill with terror
make your flesh creep
make your blood run cold
scare the bejesus out of (informal)
frighten out of your wits

Additional synonyms

in the sense of alarm
Definition
to fill with fear
We could not see what had alarmed him.
Synonyms
frighten,
shock,
scare,
panic,
distress,
terrify,
startle,
rattle,
dismay,
daunt,
unnerve,
terrorize,
put the wind up (informal),
give (someone) a turn (informal),
scare the bejesus out of (informal),
make (someone's) hair stand on end
in the sense of intimidate
Definition
to subdue or influence (someone) through fear
Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.
Synonyms
frighten,
pressure,
threaten,
alarm,
scare,
terrify,
cow,
bully,
plague,
menace,
hound,
awe,
daunt,
harass,
subdue,
oppress,
persecute,
lean on (informal),
coerce,
overawe,
scare off (informal),
terrorize,
pressurize,
browbeat,
twist someone's arm (informal),
tyrannize,
dishearten,
dispirit,
scare the bejesus out of (informal),
affright (archaic),
domineer
in the sense of petrify
Definition
to stun or daze with fear
His story petrified me.
Synonyms
terrify,
horrify,
amaze,
astonish,
stun,
appal,
paralyse,
astound,
confound,
transfix,
stupefy,
immobilize,
dumbfound

Synonyms of 'terrify'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of scare
Definition
to frighten or be frightened
She's just trying to scare me.
Synonyms
frighten,
alarm,
terrify,
panic,
shock,
startle,
intimidate,
dismay,
daunt,
terrorize,
put the wind up (someone) (informal),
give (someone) a fright,
give (someone) a turn (informal),
scare the bejesus out of (informal),
affright (archaic)
in the sense of terrorize
Definition
to make (someone) very frightened
The intruders terrorized the government employees.
Synonyms
terrify,
alarm,
frighten,
scare,
intimidate,
petrify,
scare to death,
strike terror into,
put the fear of God into,
fill with terror,
scare the bejesus out of (informal),
frighten out of your wits,
inspire panic in
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