terrified
adjective /ˈterɪfaɪd/
/ˈterɪfaɪd/
Idioms - very frightened
恐惧;很害怕 - terrified (of somebody/something) to be terrified of spiders
惧怕蜘蛛 - terrified (of doing something) I'm terrified of losing you.
我真害怕失去你。 - terrified (that…) He was terrified (that) he would fall.
他很害怕会跌倒。 - terrified (at something) She was terrified at the thought of being alone.
她一想到孤零零的独自一人就惊恐不安。 - You look absolutely terrified!
你看起来非常害怕! - She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.
她看着他,双目圆睁,充满恐惧。
Synonyms afraidafraid- frightened
- scared
- terrified
- alarmed
- paranoid
- afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
- There’s nothing to be afraid of.
没有什么要害怕的。 - Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?
你不怕会跌倒吗?
- There’s nothing to be afraid of.
- frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
- a frightened child
受惊的孩子 - She was frightened that the glass would break.
她担心玻璃会破碎。
- a frightened child
- scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生: - The thieves got scared and ran away.
小偷慌张起来,都跑掉了。
- The thieves got scared and ran away.
Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.用 afraid、frightened 还是 scared? - terrified very frightened:
- I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
我很害怕她不来。 - She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.
她看着他,双目圆睁,充满恐惧。
- I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
- alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
- She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
- She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
- paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:
- You’re just being paranoid.
你只是在疑神疑鬼。
- You’re just being paranoid.
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- really
- truly
- absolutely
- …
- at
- of
- terrified (of somebody/something) to be terrified of spiders
Idioms
be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits
(also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody)
- to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much
吓得魂不附体 - I was scared out of my wits!
我被吓得魂都没了! - The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.
最新的消息把投资者吓坏了。
- I was scared out of my wits!