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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。
使惊恐；恐吓
terrorizing — present participle of terrorize
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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
The gang terrorized the neighborhood for years.
这个团伙多年来一直恐吓邻居。
及物用法
使恐惧；极大地惊吓
fill with terror; frighten greatly
用暴力或威胁胁迫
coerce by violence or with threats
terrorize
Base
原形
terrorizes
3rd person
第三人称单数
terrorizing
-ing
现在分词
terrorized
Past
过去式
terrorized
Past participle
过去分词
The dictator terrorizes the population.
独裁者恐吓民众。
They terrorized the village last night.
他们昨晚恐吓了村庄。
The gang has terrorized the neighborhood for years.
这个团伙多年来一直恐吓社区。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词去e加-ing
The older kids terrorized the younger ones every day after school.
大孩子们每天放学后都恐吓低年级的孩子。
Our dog has been terrorizing the cat since we brought the cat home.
自从我们把猫带回家，我们的狗就一直在吓唬猫。
The supervisor terrorizes the whole team with his frequent outbursts.
主管频繁爆发的脾气让整个团队惊恐不已。
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。
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。
用于地区、国家等，表示实施恐怖统治。
Rebel forces terrorized the country for a decade.
叛军在该国实施了十年的恐怖统治。
Not this
The dictator terrorized on the people.
Use this
The dictator terrorized the people.
terrorize 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 'on'。
Not this
The movie is full of violence and terrorize.
Use this
The movie is full of violence and terror.
terrorize 是动词，这里需要名词 'terror' 表示恐惧。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.