Word · Frequency #2937
Fully loadedhorror
惊恐；恐惧；惊骇
intense and profound fear
- 1.
An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
强烈的恐惧或厌恶的痛苦情绪。
- 2.
Something horrible; that which excites horror.
可怕的事物；令人恐惧的东西。
- 3.
Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
强烈的反感或厌恶；憎恶。
- 4.
A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
一种旨在引发恐惧和悬念的小说体裁。
可怕的事物；令人厌恶的事物；强烈的恐惧或厌恶的痛苦情绪。；可怕的事物；令人恐惧的东西。；强烈的反感或厌恶；憎恶。；一种旨在引发恐惧和悬念的小说体裁。
In use
She watched in horror as the dog ran into the busy street.
He has a horror of spiders and refuses to go into the garden.
To my horror, I realized I had left the stove on.
horror of something
The horror of the accident haunted her for years.
那次事故的恐怖困扰了她多年。
in horror
固定搭配，表示‘惊恐地’
They watched the scene in horror.
他们惊恐地看着那个场景。
to [possessive] horror
用于句首，表示令人惊恐的是
To my horror, I forgot my passport.
Connections
Collocations
- in horror
- 惊恐地
- She screamed in horror when she saw the ghost.看到鬼时她惊恐地尖叫起来。
- horror movie
- 恐怖电影
- I don't like watching horror movies alone at night.我不喜欢晚上一个人看恐怖电影。
- sheer horror
- 纯粹的恐惧
- The look of sheer horror on his face was unforgettable.他脸上纯粹的恐惧表情令人难忘。
- horror story
- 恐怖故事
- Children love to tell horror stories around the campfire.孩子们喜欢围着篝火讲恐怖故事。
- horrors of war
- 战争的恐怖
- The novel vividly describes the horrors of war.这部小说生动地描写了战争的恐怖。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“嚎惹”：遇到恐怖之事，不禁嚎叫，惹来注意。
Context & Register
常用语域：中性，多用于恐怖题材（电影、小说）或表达强烈恐惧感。
Grammar Note
可数表示具体恐怖之事，不可数表示情绪
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'terror', 'mirror', and 'error' share the '-or' spelling but have different vowel sounds; they do not rhyme with 'horror' (ˈhɒrə).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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.