Word · Frequency #8606
terrifies
使恐惧；使惊恐；吓坏
terrifies is the third person singular of terrify.
to make someone feel extreme fear; to frighten very much
- 1.
To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
使极度恐惧；使充满恐怖
- 2.
To menace or intimidate.
威胁或恐吓
使极度恐惧；使充满恐怖；威胁或恐吓；使恐惧；恐吓
In use
The idea of giving a speech terrifies me.
The loud thunder terrified our dog during the storm.
Please don't terrify the children with those ghost stories.
terrify somebody
The sudden noise terrified the child.
突然的响声吓坏了孩子。
be terrified of something/somebody
She is terrified of heights.
她患有恐高症。
terrify somebody into doing something
The threat terrified him into staying silent.
威胁吓得他保持沉默。
Connections
Collocations
- terrify someone
- 使某人恐惧
- The horror movie terrified the children.那部恐怖电影吓坏了孩子们。
- be terrified of
- 害怕，恐惧
- She is terrified of spiders.她非常害怕蜘蛛。
- terrifying experience
- 可怕的经历
- The earthquake was a terrifying experience.那次地震是一次可怕的经历。
- terrify into doing
- 吓得做某事
- They terrified him into confessing.他们吓得他坦白了。
- absolutely terrified
- 极度恐惧
- I was absolutely terrified when I heard the noise.听到那个声音时我极度恐惧。
- terrify the life out of
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把“terrify”拆成“terror”（恐怖）和“ify”（使），记住“使恐怖”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：horror stories、personal experiences、news reports 通常用于描述强烈恐惧，在正式和非正式场合都适用，但更常见于书面描述或叙述中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'terrify' because they share the same stressed vowel and ending /ɪfaɪ/. Be careful: words like 'identify' (/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/) have stress on the second syllable and do not rhyme.
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。
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