英语词汇“terror”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	terror
释义	ter·ror I. \ˈterə(r)\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English terrour, from Middle French terreur, from Latin terror, from terrēre to frighten; akin to Greek trein to flee from fear, be afraid, Sanskrit trasati he trembles, is afraid 1. a. : a state of intense fright or apprehension : stark fear < disquietude had developed into fright; fright … into terror — Emile Gaboriau > < every beast … jarred out of tranquillity into terror, was spending its strength in flight — F.D.Davison > b. : terribleness < the dramatic, apocalyptic terror of concentrated bombing attacks — Anthony West > < the blizzard broke in all its terror — O.E.Rolvaag > 2. a. : one that inspires fear : threat, scourge < horse thieves and murdering ruffians who were the terror of the border — E.V.Buckholder > b. : a frightening aspect < while withdrawal from opiates is never a pleasant experience, its terrors have probably been exaggerated — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel > c. : a cause of anxiety : worry < it was the terror of my life that he might catch a chill — Ernest Beaglehole > d. : an appalling person or thing; especially : brat II 2 < a little terror at two and a half — May Sherwin > 3. : reign of terror < reports that the Germans are increasing their terror in occupied regions — Walter Bernstein > Synonyms: see fear II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : frighten
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