terror
英 [ˈterə(r)] 美 [ˈtɛrɚ]

n.

恐怖；恐怖的缘由；恐怖行为；令人讨厌的人

变形

复数：terrors

双语释义

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

terror[ 'terə ]

• n.
  • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

    同义词：panicaffright

  • a person who inspires fear or dread

    "he was the terror of the neighborhood"

    同义词：scourgethreat

  • a very troublesome child

    同义词：bratlittle terrorholy terror

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• add to sb's terror使某人更恐惧
• cause〔inspire〕 terror引起恐怖
• feel terror感到恐惧

形容词+～

• growing terror越来越恐怖
• increasing terror日益加剧的恐怖

介词+～

• in terror惊慌地
• reign of terror恐怖统治
• fill with terror充满恐惧

～+介词

• terror for speed过于追求速度的人
• terror for work对工作过分入迷的人
• the terror of religion宗教的恐怖

词组短语

in terror恐惧地；惊恐；处于恐惧状态

white terror白色恐怖

reign of terror恐怖统治

holy terror [口语] , ◎淘气捣蛋的孩子，讨厌鬼，淘气包 , ◎讨厌的家伙，令人腻烦的人；可怕的人 , ◎非常害怕

in terror of [口语] in holy terror of 非常害怕;对…胆战心惊

同近义词辨析

alarm, panic, terror, dread, horror, fright, fear

这组词都有“恐惧、惧怕、惊恐”的意思，其区别是：

alarm强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。

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。

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。

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。

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。

双语例句

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。

权威例句

Understanding terror networks
Understanding Terror Networks:
Understanding Terror Networks (Book)
Understanding Terror Networks (review)
Contents : Understanding Terror Networks
Marc Sageman. Understanding Terror Networks
ONE. The Origins of the Jihad : Understanding Terror Networks
Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America by Saidiya V. Hartman
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence-From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror.
Trauma and recovery: The aftermath of violence-From domestic violence to political terror