Word · Frequency #14959
horrifies
使恐惧，使震惊，使惊骇
horrifies is the third person singular of horrify.
to make someone feel very shocked, scared, or disgusted
常用于被动语态，如 be horrified at/by sth.
- 1.
To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
使恐惧；使惊骇
使恐惧；使惊骇；使恐惧；使震惊
In use
The thought of being alone in the dark forest horrified her.
The documentary aims to horrify viewers with the reality of pollution.
It was a horrifying experience to witness the accident.
horrify sb
The news horrified everyone.
这个消息让所有人都感到恐惧。
be horrified by/at sth
She was horrified by the accident.
她对事故感到震惊。
Verb forms
base horrify · third person horrifies · -ing horrifying · past horrified · past participle horrified
规则变化
Common mistakes
I was horrified with the news.I was horrified at the news.
表示“对某事感到惊骇”时，horrified 后应接介词 at 或 by，而不是 with。
The movie horrified me very much.I was horrified by the movie.
horrify 是及物动词，但中国学习者常直接使用主动语态。更自然的表达是用被动结构 be horrified by，表示“被……吓到”。
Connections
Collocations
- be horrified by
- 被…吓坏；对…感到惊骇
- She was horrified by the scale of the disaster.她被这场灾难的规模吓坏了。
- be horrified to see
- 看到…感到惊骇
- He was horrified to see his house on fire.他看到自己的房子着火，感到惊骇。
- be horrified that
- 对…感到震惊（后接从句）
- We were horrified that such a thing could happen.我们对竟然会发生这种事感到震惊。
- horrifying experience
- 可怕的经历
- The climbers described their horrifying experience in the storm.登山者描述了他们在暴风雪中的可怕经历。
- horrified expression
- 惊恐的表情
- Everyone saw the horrified expression on her face.大家都看到了她脸上惊恐的表情。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 horror（恐怖）和动词后缀 -ify（使…）联想在一起：horror + ify → 使感到恐怖、惊骇。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、personal accounts 多用于描述令人震惊或恐惧的事件；正式与非正式场合都比较常见，日常口语和书面报道中均可用。
Grammar Note
常用被动结构 be horrified at/by sth
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都拼作 -ify，结尾读音为 /ɪfaɪ/，但重读音节不同，因此都不与 horrify /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ/ 完整押韵。其中 modify /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/ 的重读元音 /ɒ/ 虽与 horrify 相同，但后面辅音不同（/d/ 对 /r/），也不是押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.