Word · Frequency #8739
terrifying
可怕的；吓人的；令人恐惧的
Frightening or causing extreme terror
- 1.
Frightening or intimidating.
令人恐惧或威慑的
- 2.
Of a formidable nature; terrific.
可怕的
- 3.
causing extreme terror
引起极度恐惧的
令人生畏的；令人敬畏的；令人恐惧或威慑的；可怕的；引起极度恐惧的；令人恐惧的；骇人的；极大的
In use
The roller coaster was so terrifying that I closed my eyes the whole time.
We heard a terrifying noise coming from the dark basement.
For a small child, the first day at a new school can be terrifying.
a terrifying wail
terrifying + noun
形容词直接修饰名词，表示令人恐惧的事物。
a terrifying nightmare
一场可怕的噩梦
be + terrifying
系表结构，描述主语的特征。
The movie was terrifying.
那部电影很恐怖。
find/consider + noun/pronoun + terrifying
动词+宾语+形容词补足语结构。
Connections
Collocations
- terrifying experience
- 可怕的经历
- The roller coaster ride was a terrifying experience.过山车之旅是一次可怕的经历。
- terrifying nightmare
- 可怕的噩梦
- She woke up from a terrifying nightmare.她从一个可怕的噩梦中醒来。
- terrifying scream
- 可怕的尖叫声
- A terrifying scream echoed through the hallway.一声可怕的尖叫回荡在走廊里。
- absolutely terrifying
- 绝对可怕的
- The horror movie was absolutely terrifying.那部恐怖电影绝对可怕。
- truly terrifying
- 真正可怕的
- The thought of losing her was truly terrifying.失去她的想法真正可怕。
- terrifying ordeal
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将terror（恐怖）与-fying（令人…的）组合成terrifying，意为令人恐怖。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：恐怖电影、令人害怕的经历、新闻报道 通常用于描述引起强烈恐惧的事物，在正式和非正式场合都常见，但多见于口语和文学描写。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words sharing the '-ifying' ending: horrifying and mortifying rhyme (both have /ˈhɔr/ and /ˈmɔːr/), but petrifying (/ˈpɛt/), gratifying (/ˈɡræt/), and identifying (/aɪˈdɛn/) have different stressed syllables and do not rhyme with terrifying or each other. No common words perfectly rhyme with terrifying.
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