terror

['terə]

n.恐怖, 惊骇, <口>令人惧怕或讨厌的人或事物

n.

1. 恐怖, 惊骇[U][S1][(+of)]

My elder sister has a terror of fire.

我姐姐怕火。

2. 引起恐怖的事物(或人)[the S][(+of/to)]

The detective, nicknamed Holmes, is a terror to criminals.

那个外号叫福尔摩斯的侦探令罪犯闻之丧胆。

3. (常大写)恐怖统治[the S]

4. 【口】极讨厌的人[C]

Your son's a little terror! Can you control him?

你的儿子真讨厌! 你可不可以管管他?

That boy's a little terror.

那男孩真是个小捣蛋。

5. 恐怖行动[U]

词形变化

名词复数: territories |

词义辨析

同义:

n.害怕, 恐怖, 惊慌

fear  fright  affright  horror  dread  consternation  dismay  panic  alarm  shock  awe  heart-pounding terror  paralysis  paroxysm of fear

n.顽童, 急躁的人, 恶劣, 恶魔, 疯狗

demon  brute  fiend  beast  monster  mad dog  rascal  pest  nuisance  holy terror  troublemaker  

同义参见:

thing  funk  

英英释义

名词 terror:

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

同义词：panic, affright

a person who inspires fear or dread

同义词：scourge, threat

a very troublesome child

同义词：brat, little terror, holy terror

短语词组

strike terror into sb.'s heart

1. 使某人心惊胆战

I think by doing so he was trying to strike terror into your heart.

我认为他这样做是为了吓唬你。

补充

terrorterror英:[ˈterə] 美:[ˈtɛrɚ]n.1.恐怖; 恐怖活动The government rules by terror.那个政府实行恐怖统治。2.引起恐怖的人[事]Those rebels are a terror to the entire town.那些反叛者使全城的人感到恐惧。3.讨厌的人His son is a real terror.他的儿子实在讨厌。

例句

1. I turned my head away in sheer terror.我在极度恐慌中转过头去。 2. I shook with terror.我吓得直发抖。 3. The day of terror ended after police stormed the house.在警察冲进屋子之后, 担惊受怕的一天结束了。 4. He had a real terror of facing people.他真的特别害怕见人。 5. He was a real terror.他是个十足的捣蛋鬼。 6. Childbirth now held no terrors for her.她现在一点也不害怕分娩了。 7. The bomb attack on the capital could signal the start of a pre-election terror campaign.对首都的炸弹袭击可能标志着选举前的恐怖活动已拉开序幕。 8. terror attack/group/network恐怖袭击/组织/网络 9. people fled in terror.人们惊恐地逃走。 10. [in sing.]a terror of darkness.对黑暗的恐惧。 11. weapons of terror.恐怖行动的武器。 12. his delivery is the terror of even world-class batsmen.他的板球投球法甚至使世界级的击球手都感到害怕。 13. the terrors of the night黑夜的恐怖 14. a campaign of terror一系列恐怖活动 15. Joey's a little terror.乔伊是个小捣蛋。 16. The sound of guns being fired fills me with terror.开枪的声音让我内心充满恐惧。 17. There was a look of (sheer) terror on her face.她一脸的惊恐。 18. Many civilians fled in terror.许多百姓惊慌地逃离了。 19. They lived in terror of being discovered. = They lived in terror that they would be discovered.他们生活在恐惧中，生怕被发现。 20. "Until recently, the mere mention of the disease struck terror in (the hearts of) people."直到最近，只要一提起这种疾病，人们就会胆战心惊。 21. someone with a terror of water [=someone who is extremely afraid of being in water]十分怕水的人 22. a terror that is still fresh in her memory让她记忆犹新的恐惧感 23. the terrors of war战争的恐怖 24. the terrors of life in the jungle丛林生活的种种可怕 25. tales of terror恐怖故事 26. a regime that rules by terror暴力政权 27. bombings and other acts of terror炸弹袭击和其他恐怖行动 28. These people have been living with terror and the threat of terror for many years.多年来，这些人一直生活在恐怖行动的折磨与威胁中。 29. a war on terror [=terrorism]反恐战争 30. a campaign of terror against ethnic minority groups一次针对他们的敌人的恐怖活动 31. My nephew is a little terror. [=brat]我的侄子是个小捣蛋。 32. Their kids are holy terrors. [=their kids behave very badly]他们的孩子都太淘气了。 33. Death holds no terror for them.死亡吓不倒他们。 34. She's done it enough times that it holds no terrors now.她做这事的次数多到让她现在一点儿也不害怕了。