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horrify sb
The news horrified everyone.
这个消息让所有人都感到恐惧。
使恐惧，使震惊，使惊骇
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使恐惧，使震惊，使惊骇
to make someone feel very shocked, scared, or disgusted
The news horrified everyone.
这个消息让所有人都感到恐惧。
常用于被动语态，如 be horrified at/by sth.
使恐惧；使惊骇
To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
horrify
Base
原形
horrifies
3rd person
第三人称单数
horrifying
-ing
现在分词
horrified
Past
过去式
horrified
Past participle
过去分词
It horrifies me to see such cruelty.
看到这样的残忍行为让我感到恐惧。
The news horrified everyone in the room.
这个消息让房间里的每个人都震惊了。
规则变化
The thought of being alone in the dark forest horrified her.
一想到独自在黑暗的森林里，她就感到恐惧。
The documentary aims to horrify viewers with the reality of pollution.
这部纪录片旨在用污染的真相震惊观众。
It was a horrifying experience to witness the accident.
目睹那场事故是一次令人震惊的经历。
The news horrified everyone.
这个消息让所有人都感到恐惧。
She was horrified by the accident.
她对事故感到震惊。
Not this
I was horrified with the news.
Use this
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。
Not this
The movie horrified me very much.
Use this
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”。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
常用被动结构 be horrified at/by sth
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