| 单词 | terrified |
| 释义 | terrified (once / 470 pages) adj When you're terrified, you're so scared you can hardly move. Some people keep fuzzy spiders as pets, and others are truly terrified of them. Certain situations cause almost anyone to be terrified: nearly falling off a tall building, seeing someone you love get very sick, or being chased down a dark alley by a lumbering monster. Other things that make you feel terrified might be your individual fears, such as speaking in public or riding in elevators. When you're terrified, you're full of terror, or a panicked fear. The root word is Latin, terrificare, which means "to frighten." WORD FAMILYterrified: terrifiedly+/terrify: terrified, terrifies, terrifying/terrifying: terrifyingly/terror: counterterror, terrify, terrorise, terrorism, terrorize, terrors/terrorise: terrorisation, terrorised, terrorises, terrorising/terrorism: terrorist/terrorist: terrorists/terrorize: terrorization, terrorized, terrorizes, terrorizing USAGE EXAMPLESI am terrified, as my mother became paralyzed from the waist down with neuropathy that began in the feet due to diabetes. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) She was petrified of being separated from her child but even more terrified of appearing timid before her comrades, whose approval she craved. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) He was confident in the kitchen, but this terrified him. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) adj thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation the terrified horse bolted Syn frightened, panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicked, panicky afraid filled with fear or apprehension |
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