Word · Frequency #22982
terrorize
使惊恐；恐吓
to make someone feel very frightened, especially by threatening them or using violence in order to force them to do something
及物用法
- 1.
fill with terror; frighten greatly
使恐惧；极大地惊吓
- 2.
coerce by violence or with threats
用暴力或威胁胁迫
实施恐怖统治；进行恐怖活动；使恐惧；极大地惊吓；用暴力或威胁胁迫；使惊恐；恐吓
In use
The older kids terrorized the younger ones every day after school.
Our dog has been terrorizing the cat since we brought the cat home.
The supervisor terrorizes the whole team with his frequent outbursts.
terrorize sb
及物动词，后接被恐吓的人或群体。
The gang terrorized the neighborhood for years.
这个团伙多年来一直恐吓邻居。
terrorize sb into doing sth
表示通过恐吓迫使某人做某事。
They terrorized the villagers into leaving their homes.
他们恐吓村民，迫使他们离开家园。
terrorize sth
用于地区、国家等，表示实施恐怖统治。
Connections
Collocations
- terrorize the population
- 恐吓民众；使民众感到恐惧
- The armed group has terrorized the population for decades.这个武装组织几十年来一直恐吓民众。
- terrorize sb into submission
- 恐吓某人屈服；用威胁迫使某人就范
- The captors terrorized the hostages into submission.劫持者用恐吓迫使被扣押人员屈服。
- be terrorized by
- 被……恐吓；受到……的恐吓
- Many families were terrorized by the nightly raids.许多家庭因夜间的突袭而担惊受怕。
- terrorize the city
- 使整座城市陷入恐惧；在城中制造恐怖
- The cartel terrorized the city with kidnappings.该贩毒集团通过绑架使整个城市陷入恐惧。
Synonyms
- terrify
- 使极度恐惧；吓坏 · 程度与 terrorize 最接近，但可因意外或景象引起，不一定有胁迫目的；terrorize 更强调人为蓄意。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 terror（恐怖）+ 动词后缀 -ize（使…）：把恐怖施加于别人，就是 terrorize——使人恐惧、恐吓胁迫。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、crime descriptions、literary works 该词属于中性语体，但语义较重。通常用于描述暴力、威胁或恐吓行为；在日常口语中也可能略带夸张，比如形容某事或某人“吓人”。多用于新闻报道、犯罪描述和文学作品中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
结尾与 terrorize 相同的常用词有 memorize /ˈmeməraɪz/ 和 authorize /ˈɔːθəraɪz/，它们都含有非重读的 /əraɪz/，但重读元音各不相同，因此不是严格押韵。organize /ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/ 和 recognize /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/ 也以 -ize 结尾，读作 /aɪz/，但前面辅音不同。terrify /ˈterɪfaɪ/ 与 terrorize 共享 terr- 拼写和词根，但结尾读 /ɪfaɪ/，不是 -ize。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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