Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4120
terror
恐惧；惊骇
核心释义
Extreme fear or dread
- 1.
极度的恐惧、惊骇或害怕。
Intense dread, fright, or fear.
- 2.
极度的恐惧和焦虑
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- 3.
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.
- 4.
令人恐惧或畏惧的人
a person who inspires fear or dread
- 5.
引起这种恐惧的事物或人。
Something or someone that causes such fear.
- 6.
非常调皮捣蛋的孩子
a very troublesome child
- 7.
恐怖主义。
Terrorism.
- 8.
夜惊。
A night terror.
恐怖主义；恐怖活动；令人恐惧的人或事物；恐怖；可怕；小捣蛋鬼；顽童；夜惊（症）
用法In use
She felt a wave of terror when she heard the strange noise outside her window.
用法提示：terror 用作不可数名词，表示极度的恐惧。
The children screamed in terror as the roller coaster plunged down the steep hill.
用法提示：terror 在此作不可数名词，指因危险而产生的惊恐。
His eyes were wide with terror during the horror movie.
用法提示：terror 用作不可数名词，描写极度害怕的状态。
he was the terror of the neighborhood
in terror
She screamed in terror.
她惊恐地尖叫起来。
terror of
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- terror attack
- 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。
- terror threat
- 恐怖威胁
- The government raised the terror threat level.政府提高了恐怖威胁等级。
- reign of terror
- 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。
- sheer terror
- 极度恐惧
- She felt sheer terror when she saw the snake.看到蛇时，她感到极度恐惧。
- terror suspect
- 恐怖嫌犯
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：terror 发音类似'太弱'，极度恐惧让人变得太弱。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
用法优先级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。
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