Word
horror-stricken
adjective
吓坏的；惊恐万状的
核心释义
stricken with horror
- 1.
惊恐万分的。
Horror-struck.
惊恐万分的。；吓坏的
用法In use
The whole family was horror-stricken when they saw the flood water rising around their house.
用法提示：horror-stricken 是形容词，作表语，表示‘吓得要命、惊恐万分’。
She stood horror-stricken, unable to move, as the car slid toward the tree.
用法提示：horror-stricken 作主语补足语，描述主语当时的惊恐状态。
He stared horror-stricken at the broken window, wondering who could have done it.
用法提示：horror-stricken 修饰主语，强调看到某物时的惊恐反应。
horror-stricken + noun
作定语，修饰名词
The horror-stricken crowd fled the scene.
吓坏的人群逃离了现场。
be + horror-stricken
作表语，描述状态
She was horror-stricken when she saw the accident.
看到事故时，她吓坏了。
horror-stricken at/by + noun/gerund
后接介词at或by引出原因
He stood horror-stricken at the sight of the destruction.
他站在那儿，被破坏的景象吓坏了。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子The horror movie horror-stricken me.正确表达The horror movie left me horror-stricken.
‘horror-stricken’ 是形容词，不能直接作谓语动词，需要用系动词或‘leave’等使役动词连接。
易错句子I was horror-stricken of the sudden noise.正确表达I was horror-stricken by the sudden noise.
‘horror-stricken’ 通常搭配介词 ‘by’ 或 ‘at’，表示被某物吓坏，不用 ‘of’。
相关词与表达Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.