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horrifying + noun
作定语，直接修饰名词。
The horrifying news shocked everyone.
这令人恐惧的消息震惊了所有人。
令人恐惧的；骇人的
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令人恐惧的；骇人的
causing great fear or alarm; very shocking
The horrifying news shocked everyone.
这令人恐惧的消息震惊了所有人。
倾向于引起恐惧的；令人恐惧的；可怕的
Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
令人恐惧的
provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill
The news of the accident was horrifying to everyone in the town.
事故的消息让镇上所有人都感到恐惧。
AI contextual example
She found the movie too horrifying to watch alone.
她觉得这部电影太恐怖了，不敢一个人看。
AI contextual example
It was horrifying to see how much damage the storm had caused.
看到风暴造成了这么大的破坏，令人惊骇。
AI contextual example
an alarming, even horrifying, picture
一幅令人震惊甚至恐惧的画面。
WordNet
作定语，直接修饰名词。
The horrifying news shocked everyone.
这令人恐惧的消息震惊了所有人。
作表语，描述主语令人惊骇。
The movie was horrifying.
这部电影令人恐惧。
用find表达主观感受。
I found the documentary horrifying.
我觉得这部纪录片令人惊骇。
Not this
I was horrifying by the horror movie.
Use this
I was horrified by the horror movie.
描述人的感受时，应使用-ed形式的形容词'horrified'（感到恐惧的），而-ing形式的'horrifying'（令人恐惧的）用于描述事物。这里主语是'I'，表示感受到恐惧，所以用'horrified'。
Not this
The news is horrifying for everyone.
Use this
The news is horrifying to everyone.
在表示‘对某人来说令人恐惧’时，通常使用介词'to'，而不是'for'。例如'horrifying to someone'是固定搭配。
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