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terrorizing
使惊恐;恐吓
terrorizing is the present participle of terrorize.
核心释义
及物用法
to make someone feel very frightened, especially by threatening them or using violence in order to force them to do something
- 1.
使恐惧;极大地惊吓
fill with terror; frighten greatly
- 2.
用暴力或威胁胁迫
coerce by violence or with threats
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
用法In use
The older kids terrorized the younger ones every day after school.
用法提示:terrorized 是 terrorize 的过去式,此处作及物动词,表示‘恐吓’。
Our dog has been terrorizing the cat since we brought the cat home.
用法提示:has been terrorizing 是现在完成进行时,terrorize 后接宾语,表示‘吓唬’。
The supervisor terrorizes the whole team with his frequent outbursts.
用法提示:terrorizes 是一般现在时第三人称单数,作及物动词,表示‘恐吓、使惊恐’。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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