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in terror
She screamed in terror.
她惊恐地尖叫起来。
恐惧；惊骇
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恐惧；惊骇
Extreme fear or dread
She screamed in terror.
她惊恐地尖叫起来。
极度的恐惧、惊骇或害怕。
Intense dread, fright, or fear.
极度的恐惧和焦虑
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
令人恐惧的行为或特质；可怕,尤指叙事作品中的此类特质。
The action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction.
令人恐惧或畏惧的人
a person who inspires fear or dread
She felt a wave of terror when she heard the strange noise outside her window.
听到窗外奇怪的声音时，她感到一阵恐惧。
AI contextual example
The children screamed in terror as the roller coaster plunged down the steep hill.
过山车从陡坡冲下来时，孩子们惊恐地尖叫起来。
AI contextual example
His eyes were wide with terror during the horror movie.
看恐怖电影时，他的眼睛里充满了恐惧。
AI contextual example
he was the terror of the neighborhood
他是这一带令人恐惧的人。
WordNet
She screamed in terror.
她惊恐地尖叫起来。
The terror of the unknown haunted him.
对未知的恐惧困扰着他。
Not this
He is terror.
Use this
He is a terror.
terror 作为可数名词表示“令人恐怖的人或事物”时，前面需要加不定冠词 a。
Not this
The movie is terror.
Use this
The movie is terrifying.
terror 是名词，不能用作表语形容词；表示“令人恐惧的”应该用形容词 terrifying。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
恐怖袭击
The city was shaken by a deadly terror attack.
这座城市被一次致命的恐怖袭击所震动。
恐怖威胁
The government raised the terror threat level.
政府提高了恐怖威胁等级。
恐怖统治
The country lived under a reign of terror for decades.
这个国家在恐怖统治下生活了几十年。
极度恐惧
She felt sheer terror when she saw the snake.
看到蛇时，她感到极度恐惧。
恐怖嫌犯
The terror suspect was arrested at the airport.
恐怖嫌犯在机场被捕。
受惊的
The terror struck child couldn't move.
那个受惊的孩子动弹不得。
恐怖统治
The country endured a reign of terror under the brutal regime.
该国在残暴政权下经历了恐怖统治。
使人心惊胆战
The ghost story struck terror into the children's hearts.
那个鬼故事使孩子们心惊胆战。
生活在恐惧中
People in the war zone live in terror every day.
战乱地区的人们每天都生活在恐惧中。
我是那在黑夜中拍打的恐惧！
The darkwing duck's catchphrase strikes terror into the hearts of villains.
暗翼鸭的口头禅让反派心中充满恐惧。
恐惧不在外面，而是在这里。
The protagonist realized the true terror was inside his own mind.
主人公意识到真正的恐惧在他自己的脑海里。
Use terror naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：terror 发音类似'太弱'，极度恐惧让人变得太弱。
register: mixed; typical settings: news reports about terrorism, horror stories, everyday expressions of fear; note: 通常用于描述极度的恐惧，既可用于正式场合如新闻报道，也可用于日常口语中，但多带有强烈的情感色彩。
Only 'error' is a perfect rhyme (/ˈɛr.ər/). 'Mirror' (/ˈmɪr.ər/) and 'horror' (/ˈhɔr.ər/) share the '-or' spelling but have different vowel sounds. 'Terrace' (/ˈtɛr.əs/) and 'terrible' (/ˈtɛr.ə.bəl/) share the initial 'terr' spelling but differ in ending and stress.
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