terror

英['terə(r)] 美['terər]
  • n. 恐怖;惊骇;<口>令人惧怕或讨厌的人或事物
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星级词汇:
  • terahertz n.[物]太(拉)赫(频率单位;等于百亿赫)
    n. (名词)
    1. [U]恐怖; 恐怖活动 very great fear; violent action for political purposes
    2. [S]引起恐怖的人〔事〕 sb/sth that causes extreme fear
    3. [C]讨厌的人 an annoying person, especially a child

英英释义

Noun:
  1. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

  2. a person who inspires fear or dread;

    "he was the terror of the neighborhood"

  3. a very troublesome child

  4. the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons);

    "he used terror to make them confess"

1. Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than terror.
休尖叫起来,声音不大,吃惊多于恐惧。

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2. The terror ended when armed police swooped on the car.
武警突袭了这辆车从而制止了这起恐怖活动。

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3. The principle of hierarchy does not equate to totalitarian terror.
等级制度在原则上并不等同于极权主义恐怖。

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4. The commanders accused him of carrying out a reign of terror.
指挥官们谴责他实行恐怖统治。

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5. His report was scathing about Loyalist and Republican terror groups.
他的报告猛烈抨击了忠英派和共和军的恐怖组织。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Her face worked as she stared at him in terror.
      她惊恐地注视着他,脸也吓得抽动起来。
    2. She let out a scream of terror.
      她发出恐怖的叫喊。
    3. His terror is so great that he can do nothing.
      他惊骇万分以致什么事都不能做。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The government rules by terror.
      那个政府实行恐怖统治。
    2. Those rebels are a terror to the entire town.
      那些反叛者使全城的人感到恐惧。
    3. His son is a real terror.
      他的儿子实在讨厌。
n. (名词)
terror, alarm, dread, fear
  • 这组词都有“惧怕,恐惧”的意思。其区别是:
  • fear是个广义词,指内在的害怕心理; dread指由于预知某一不愉快或令人惊惧的事要发生而带来的恐惧或由于预料到危险即将来临而产生的恐惧; alarm指由于危险的突然出现而产生的惊慌失措的恐惧; terror指因受到外界刺激而产生的恐惧心理。例如:
  • She has a dread of losing her property.她担心财产丢失。
  • They live in the dread of forest fire.他们住的地方时常担心有森林火灾的发生。
  • He gave the alarm when the thief appeared.小偷出现时他发出警报。
  • Their eyes were wide with alarm when the burning building collapsed.当着火的大楼倒塌时,他们惊恐地睁大了眼睛。
  • They suffered untold terrors in the dark.在黑暗中他们感到无以名状的恐惧。
  • alarm,fear,fright,horror,panic,terror,dread
  • 这些名词均含“恐惧、惧怕、惊恐”之意。
  • alarm强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。
  • fear普通用词,侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。
  • fright通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧,有时含夸张意味。
  • horror侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或颤栗的动作。
  • panic常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。
  • terror指极大的恐惧和惊骇,语气最强。
  • dread可与fear换用,着重害怕的心理,但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。
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