| 单词 | terrorism |
| 释义 | terrorism (once / 360 pages) n Terrorism is violence or the threat of violence directed against civilians for the purpose of creating intense fear, which the terrorist hopes to exploit to attain political or ideological goals. Terrorism can be perpetrated by individuals, groups, or governments. What distinguishes terrorism from assault or murder is that terrorism is intended to intimidate and create mayhem, to inspire terror. It's terrorism when a suicide bomber blows himself up in a crowded bus, in that the violence is directed not against soldiers on a battlefield but against civilians going about their everyday lives. WORD FAMILYterrorism: terrorist+/terrified: terrifiedly/terrify: terrified, terrifies, terrifying/terrifying: terrifyingly/terror: counterterror, terrify, terrorise, terrorism, terrorize, terrors/terrorise: terrorisation, terrorised, terrorises, terrorising/terrorist: terrorists/terrorize: terrorization, terrorized, terrorizes, terrorizing USAGE EXAMPLESMikhailov said they were willing to help train Philippine counterparts to fight piracy and terrorism and they hope to foster stronger security in the region. Reuters(Jan 03, 2017) He said that he was motivated by a sense of instability because of the threat of terrorism and the conflict in Ukraine. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “We are determined to annihilate terrorism and we are able to shorten its age,” he said, calling on security forces and civilians to remain vigilant. Time(Jan 02, 2017) n the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper act of terrorism, terrorist act Red Hand Defenders a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder September 11the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs biological terrorism, bioterrorism terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare chemical terrorismterrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare; can undermine the personal security of citizens cyber-terrorism, cyberwaran assault on electronic communication networks domestic terrorismterrorism practiced in your own country against your own people eco-warfare, ecological terrorism, ecological warfare, ecoterrorismviolence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists international terrorismterrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country narcoterrorismthe financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade nuclear terrorismthe use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials state-sponsored terrorismterrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism theoterrorismterrorism for a religious purpose terrorist attacka surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims terror the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons) |
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