一、详细释义:


n.

恐惧 [U]


例句:

Terror consumed them.

恐惧吞噬了他们。


例句:

She let out a scream of terror.

她发出恐惧的叫喊。


恐怖;恐怖行动;恐怖时期 [U]


例句:

Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror.

真是不敢相信,由于这种卑鄙的恐怖行动,数以千计的人竟然一下子就失去了生命。


例句:

The revolution was followed by a reign of terror.

革命之后随即出现了恐怖统治。


讨厌的人,可怕的人 [C]


例句:

He was a terror to his neighbour.

对邻居来说他是个讨厌的人。


二、词义辨析:


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、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。 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。


三、相关短语:


night terror

夜惊


holy terror

可怕的人 讨厌的家伙


reign of terror

n. 恐怖统治


四、参考例句:


Terror consumed them.

恐惧吞噬了他们。


He was a terror to his neighbour.

对邻居来说他是个讨厌的人。


The scene struck terror into his heart.

那景象使他心惊胆战。


I have a terror of worms.

我害怕爬虫。


They fled from the house in terror.

他们惊恐地逃离了那栋房子。


The news of the epidemic struck terror into the population.

流行病蔓延的消息使居民感到恐慌。


People sometimes shriek because of terror, anger, or pain.

人们有时会因为恐惧,气愤或疼痛而尖叫。


The fog of terror cleared from her eyes.

恐怖的迷雾从她眼前消除了。


He's a terror when his blood is up.

他发起脾气时非常可怕。


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。