| 词汇 | terror |
| 释义 | terror noun uk /ˈter.ər/ us /ˈter.ɚ/ B2[ C or U ] extreme fear: （暴行引起的）恐惧，惊骇 They fled from the city in terror.他们惊恐万分地逃离了该市。 There was sheer/abject terror in her eyes when he came back into the room.当他回到屋里时，她的眼中充满了恐惧。 What he said struck terror in my heart (= made me very frightened).他的话使我胆战心惊。 Heights have/hold no terrors for me (= do not frighten me).我不恐高。 fear fearI have a dreadful fear of heights. terrorShe fled from the attacker in terror. dreadThe thought of giving a speech filled me with dread. alarmI don't want to cause you any alarm, but there's a rattlesnake in the path ahead of you. frightThe family ran from their home in fright when the earthquake struck. panicPanic spread through the crowd when someone shouted "Fire!" [ U ] violent action or threats designed to cause fear among ordinary people, in order to achieve political aims: 恐怖活动 The separatists started a campaign of terror to get independence.为获得独立，分离主义者制造了一系列的恐怖活动。 We need to form global partnerships to fight terror.我们需要建立全球伙伴关系来打击恐怖主义。 a terror suspect/attack/plot一名恐怖嫌犯/一次恐怖袭击/一起恐袭阴谋 Synonym terrorism [ C ]informal someone, especially a child, who behaves badly and is difficult to control: 讨厌鬼（尤指小孩） My brother is a little terror.我弟弟是个小讨厌鬼。 They clung together in terror as the screams grew louder.尖叫声越来越大，他们惊恐地紧紧抱在一起。 Her terror was compounded by the feeling that she was being watched.她有种被人监视的感觉，这加剧了她的恐惧感。 Nearly every new parent feels an amalgam of joy and terror.几乎每一个初为父母的人都会感到既喜悦又恐惧。 The political repression in this country is enforced by terror.这个国家通过恐怖统治来实行政治高压。 She felt panic and terror rise in her whenever she thought of the future.一想到未来，她就会感到阵阵恐惧。 Fear & phobias acrophobia aerophobia agoraphobia aquaphobia arachnophobia bogie break out in a cold sweat chill claustrophobia claustrophobic germophobic glossophobia hydrophobia hydrophobic misophonia mortal mysophobia panic scare willie You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Terrorism & political crime Children & babies Idiomin terror of your life terror | American Dictionaryterror noun[ C/U ] us/ˈter·ər/ extreme fear, or violent action that causes fear: [ U ]She was screaming in terror as the flames got closer. [ C ]You can’t hide from the terrors of the world. A terror is also a child who behaves badly and is difficult to control: [ C ]My brother is a little terror. terrorizeverb[ T ]us/ˈter·əˌrɑɪz/ Wild dogs terrorized the neighborhood. Examples of terrorterror I was fighting my own terrors in public, but others wanted to do it more gently. In fact, it is possible to induce terrors by external stimulation, such as sounding a buzzer. The terrors of a threatening economy are not to be dispelled so easily. The terrors which found support and nourishment in my pride no longer enter in to distract and separate. Is it a good idea to permit euthanasia by recognizing technology's terrors for many near the end of their lives? The picture that emerges is of two parallel terrors. The law comes to be supported solely by its terrors. The musical phrase accompanying this outburst was a veritable harmonic and melodic bogey to mid-century ears, though time has now robbed it of its terrors. Intrusive phenomena take the form of distressing intrusive thoughts and nightmares or night terrors, dissociative flashback episodes, and psychological distress and physical reactivity on exposure to traumatic reminders. Most modern-day evangelicals are little more likely to affirm such doctrines as a limited atonement, and neither group is entirely comfortable with how he preached the terrors that awaited sinners. Popular speculations about science and its terrors have often been dismissed as based on journalistic ignorance of science, sensationalism, or willful misinterpretation for the sake of making news. Conspicuous consumption holds no terrors for him. The endless depths of the forest traditionally harboured outlaws and other terrors. I should have thought that the film industry would hold no terrors for him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to see ordinary people, for whom anything that smacks of high-level finance still has terrors, taking part in this saving. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of terror These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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