terror
noun /ˈterə(r)/
/ˈterər/
- [uncountable, singular] a feeling of extreme fear
惊恐；恐惧；惊骇 - a feeling of sheer/pure terror
胆战心惊 - Her eyes were wild with terror.
她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。 - in terror People fled from the explosion in terror.
人们惊恐地逃离爆炸现场。 - He lives in terror of (= is constantly afraid of) losing his job.
他生活在失业的恐惧中。 - Some women have a terror of losing control in the birth process.
有些妇女惧怕在分娩过程中失去控制。 - (literary) The very name of the enemy struck terror into their hearts.
他们一听到敌人的名字就心惊胆战。
Synonyms fearfear- terror
- panic
- alarm
- fright
- fear the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger or when a particular thing frightens you:
- (a) fear of flying
害怕坐飞机 - She showed no fear.
她毫无惧色。
- (a) fear of flying
- terror a feeling of extreme fear:
- Her eyes were wild with terror.
她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。
- Her eyes were wild with terror.
- panic a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly:
- I had a sudden moment of panic.
我突然一阵惊慌。
- I had a sudden moment of panic.
- alarm fear or worry that somebody feels when something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
- The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
医生说不必惊慌。
- The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
- fright a feeling of fear, usually sudden:
- She cried out in fright.
她吓得大声叫喊。
- She cried out in fright.
用 fear 还是 fright？ - a fear/terror of something
- in fear/terror/panic/alarm/fright
- fear/terror/panic/alarm that…
- to be filled with fear/terror/panic/alarm
- a feeling of fear/terror/panic/alarm
Topics Feelingsb2- He inspired terror in everyone he met.
他让每一个遇到他的人都感到害怕。 - He was filled with absolute terror at the sight.
看到那一幕他陷入了极度恐惧之中。 - He was found hiding in terror.
人们发现他惊恐地躲了起来。 - His face was white with terror.
他吓得脸色煞白。 - She was trembling from terror and excitement.
她因恐惧和兴奋而颤抖。 - The three kids lived in a state of terror.
三个孩子生活在恐惧之中。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abject
- absolute
- pure
- …
- be filled with
- feel
- have
- …
- from terror
- in terror
- out of terror
- …
- a state of terror
- strike terror into (the heart of) somebody
- a feeling of sheer/pure terror
- [countable] a person, situation or thing that makes you very afraid
可怕的人；恐怖的事；可怕的情况 - These street gangs have become the terror of the neighbourhood.
这些街头少年团伙使得周围邻里谈之色变。 - The terrors of the night were past.
夜间那些恐怖的事情都已经成为过去。 - (literary) Death holds no terrors for (= does not frighten or worry) me.
死神是吓不倒我的。
- These street gangs have become the terror of the neighbourhood.
- [uncountable] violent action or the threat of violent action that is intended to cause fear, usually for political purposes
（通常出于政治目的）恐怖行动，恐怖 - a campaign of terror
恐怖运动 - terror tactics/groups
恐怖策略/团体 - The president declared a war on terror (= a campaign against the use of terror).
总统宣布了一场反恐战争。
- He said that the whole world must unite to fight terror in all its forms.
他说全世界必须团结起来，与各种形式的恐怖活动作斗争。 - The group has resorted to terror to try to get what it wants.
该团伙诉诸恐怖手段以求达到目的。 - people who carry out acts of terror
实施恐怖行为的人
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- state
- global
- …
- resort to
- use
- combat
- …
- campaign
- war
- plot
- …
- an act of terror
- a campaign of terror
- a reign of terror
- …
- a campaign of terror
- [countable] (informal) a person (usually a child) or an animal that causes you trouble or is difficult to control
讨厌鬼；小捣蛋 - Their kids are real little terrors.
他们的小孩都是十足的讨厌鬼。
- Their kids are real little terrors.
词源late Middle English: from Old French terrour, from Latin terror, from terrere ‘frighten’.