be + eery
用于描述事物本身令人恐惧。
The old house was eery at night.
那栋老房子在夜晚怪诞可怕。
怪异的;令人害怕的
怪异可怕的;令人毛骨悚然的;怪诞的;可怕的;奇异的;令人迷惑不解的
strange and frightening, making one feel afraid
怪异可怕的;令人毛骨悚然的
inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
The old house had an eery silence that made me want to leave immediately.
那座老房子有一种怪诞的寂静,让我想立刻离开。
用法提示:形容词“eery”修饰“silence”,表示令人不安的、怪异的安静。
An eery glow came from the abandoned factory at night.
夜晚,废弃的工厂里发出一种可怕的光。
用法提示:形容词“eery”修饰“glow”,强调光线的诡异和恐怖。
She felt an eery presence in the empty room.
她感到空房间里有一种令人迷惑的、可怕的存在。
用法提示:形容词“eery”修饰“presence”,描述一种令人恐惧的、超自然的感觉。
用于描述事物本身令人恐惧。
The old house was eery at night.
那栋老房子在夜晚怪诞可怕。
修饰名词,表示令人不安的特性。
An eery silence fell over the room.
房间里笼罩着一种怪异的寂静。
主语为人,描述主观感受。
I felt eery walking through the cemetery.
走过墓地时我感到毛骨悚然。
grammar · medium
易错句子The eery of the old house scared me.
正确表达The eeriness of the old house scared me.
“eery”是形容词,不能直接作为名词使用。应改为名词形式“eeriness”,意为“怪诞,可怕”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He looked eery at me.
正确表达He looked eerily at me.
“look”表示“看”时,需要副词修饰动作,而“eery”是形容词。应改为副词“eerily”,意为“怪异地”。
含义相近,但'eery'更侧重奇异怪诞,'creepy'侧重引起寒战或恐惧感
'eery'强调怪异和不安,'scary'更直接指引起害怕
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