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terror

释义

terror

noun

UK /ˈterə(r)/

Word Forms

singular	terror
plural	terrors

1
singular/uncountable a strong feeling of fear
in terror:
Thousands of islanders fled in terror yesterday as the volcano erupted.
sheer/pure/absolute terror:
I remember the sheer terror of those bombing raids.
strike terror into someone (=frighten someone a lot):
He didn’t strike the same terror into me as other dentists.
live in terror of someone/something (=be very afraid of them all the time):
Everyone for miles around lived in terror of them.
Synonyms and related words
Fear and fright
fear
fright
alarm
1. 1a
  countable something or someone that makes you very frightened
  the terrors of the night
  Synonyms and related words
  Fear and fright
  fear
  fright
  alarm
2
uncountable mainly journalismviolence used for making people very frightened in order to achieve political aims
a deliberate campaign of terror
terror attacks/tactics/groups
Synonyms and related words
Activism, rebellion, protest and terrorism
7/7
9/11
agitation
3
countable informala person or animal that is difficult to deal with or control
She’s such a little terror.
Synonyms and related words
Something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal with
task
burden
necessity

phrases

hold no terrors for someone

terror

noun

US /ˈterər/

Word Forms

singular	terror
plural	terrors

1
singular/uncountable a strong feeling of fear
in terror:
Thousands of islanders fled in terror yesterday as the volcano erupted.
sheer/pure/absolute terror:
I remember the sheer terror of those bombing raids.
strike terror into someone (=frighten someone a lot):
He didn’t strike the same terror into me as other dentists.
live in terror of someone/something (=be very afraid of them all the time):
Everyone for miles around lived in terror of them.
Synonyms and related words
Fear and fright
fear
fright
alarm
1. 1a
  countable something or someone that makes you very frightened
  the terrors of the night
  Synonyms and related words
  Fear and fright
  fear
  fright
  alarm
2
uncountable mainly journalismviolence used for making people very frightened in order to achieve political aims
a deliberate campaign of terror
terror attacks/tactics/groups
Synonyms and related words
Activism, rebellion, protest and terrorism
7/7
9/11
agitation
3
countable informala person or animal that is difficult to deal with or control
She’s such a little terror.
Synonyms and related words
Something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal with
task
burden
necessity

phrases

hold no terrors for someone

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