terror 英 [ˈterə(r)]   美 [ˈtɛrɚ]

terror

terror  英 [ˈterə(r)] 美 [ˈtɛrɚ]

n. 恐惧;惊骇 

名词复数:terrors 

a feeling of pure terror 胆战心惊
Her eyes were wild with terror. 她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。

  • Terror is the feeling of extreme fear. If you unexpectedly find someone dressed up as a vampire in your closet in the middle of a dark night, you might well experience feelings of terror.
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  • n. 恐惧;惊骇
  • 1. a feeling of pure terror

    胆战心惊

  • 2. Her eyes were wild with terror.

    她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。

  • 3. People fled from the explosion in terror.

    人们惊恐地逃离了爆炸现场。

  • 4. She lives in terror of losing her job.

    她一直胆战心惊地害怕丢了工作。

  • 5. Death holds no terrors for me.

    死神是吓不倒我的。

  • 6. The terrors of the night were past.

    夜间那些恐怖的事情都已经成为过去。

  • 7. a campaign of terror

    恐怖运动

  • 8. terror tactics

    恐怖手段

  • terror (n.) early 15c., "something that intimidates, an object of fear," from Old French terreur (14c.), from Latin terrorem (nominative terror) "great fear, dread, alarm, panic; object of fear, cause of alarm; terrible news," from terrere "fill with fear, frighten," from PIE root *tres- "to tremble" (see terrible).
ter·ror / ˈterə(r) ; NAmE ˈterər / noun 1 [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。 People fled from the explosion in terror. 人们惊恐地逃离了爆炸现场。 She lives in terror of (= is constantly afraid of)losing her job. 她一直胆战心惊地害怕丢了工作。 Some women have a terror of losing control in the birth process. 有些妇女惧怕在分娩过程中难以自制。 ( literary) The very name of the enemy struck terror intotheir hearts. 他们一听到敌人的名字就心惊胆战。 synonyms at fear 2 [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。 Death holds no terrors for (= does not frighten or worry)me. 死神是吓不倒我的。 The terrors of the night were past. 夜间那些恐怖的事情都已经成为过去。 3 [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 SYN terrorism a campaign of terror 恐怖运动 terror tactics 恐怖手段 see also reign of terror 4 [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。 terror terrors ter·ror / ˈterə(r) ; NAmE ˈterər /
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