| 单词 | terrify |
| 释义 | terrify (once / 317 pages) v If you terrify someone, that person is enormously frightened of you. The verb terrify is closely related to the word terror, and its Latin root is terrificus, "causing terror." While some people might say that monsters terrify them, others are terrified by heights, snakes, or speaking in public. If there's something that makes you feel a deep, horrible sense of fear, it terrifies you. WORD FAMILYterrify: terrified, terrifies, terrifying+/terrified: terrifiedly/terrifying: terrifyingly/terror: counterterror, terrify, terrorise, terrorism, terrorize, terrors/terrorise: terrorisation, terrorised, terrorises, terrorising/terrorism: terrorist/terrorist: terrorists/terrorize: terrorization, terrorized, terrorizes, terrorizing USAGE EXAMPLESEven the attainment of joy in the finale is preceded by a terrifying outburst of sonic chaos. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) I 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) In Collier’s opinion, it was eventful and unusual but not terrifying. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) v fill with terror; frighten greatly Syn|Hypo|Hyper terrorise, terrorize panic cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic affright, fright, frighten, scare cause fear in |
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