Word · Frequency #7683
horrified
/ˈhɔːrəˌfaɪd/
adjective
惊骇的；惊恐的；震惊的
filled with fear, shock, or alarm; very surprised and upset
- 1.
Struck with horror.
感到恐惧的。
- 2.
stricken with horror
感到恐惧的
感到恐惧的。；感到恐惧的；惊骇的；带有恐怖感的
In use
The children were horrified when the lights suddenly went out.
She was horrified to discover that her wallet was missing.
We were horrified by the news of the accident.
be horrified at/by sth
She was horrified at the news.
她听到这个消息感到惊骇。
be horrified to do sth
He was horrified to see the damage.
他看到损坏情况感到惊骇。
be horrified that...
They were horrified that the project was canceled.
他们对项目被取消感到惊骇。
Common mistakes
I was horrified of the news.I was horrified at the news.
中国学习者受母语影响，常将‘害怕’与‘of’搭配，但英语中horrified后接‘at’或‘by’表示原因。
The movie was horrified.The movie was horrifying.
混淆过去分词和现在分词形容词：horrified描述人感到恐惧，horrifying描述事物令人恐惧。
Connections
Confusing words
- terrified
- 害怕的, 恐惧的 · horrified强调震惊和厌恶，terrified强调极度恐惧
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用作表语，后接at/by表示原因，或接不定式。
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