terrifying
可怕的
常用释义
英音[ ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ ]
美音[ ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ ]
基本释义
- adj. 吓人的,令人害怕的
- v. 使害怕,使恐惧(terrify 的现在分词)
考试频率
高考
考频:近六年出现2次
- v. 使恐惧; 使惊吓
四级
考频:近五年出现2次
- v. 使恐惧
六级
考频:近五年出现3次
- v. 使恐惧
例句
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1·It was a terrifying experience.那是一次可怕的经历。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·I have always found the thought of eternity terrifying.我总觉得永生的想法很可怕。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a terrifying dice with death—out in the open, a lone golfer may be a lightning bolt's most inviting target.当乌云滚滚而来,一场悠闲的高尔夫球可能变成一场可怕的死亡赌博——在空旷的户外,一个孤独的高尔夫球手可能是闪电最诱人的目标。
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4·Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪在以惊人的速度增加。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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5·I still find it terrifying to find myself surrounded by large numbers of horses.我发现被一大群马包围着还是很吓人。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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6·They are faced with the terrifying task of telling their children that mommy or daddy has cancer.他们有一项艰巨的任务,那就是告诉他们的孩子妈咪或爹地得了癌症。
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7·Unemployment is financially terrifying, psychologically embarrassing and you know that support is minimal and extraordinarily hard to get.失业是件让人在财务上恐惧,在心理上尴尬的事情,同时你知道失业补助是非常少而且极度难拿到的。
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8·My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.我的母亲只有不到五英尺高,平时说话非常温和,但极少数生气的时候,她会表现得很可怕。
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9·In Andean popular legend, the Pishtaco attacks wayfarers and slices off their fat, a terrifying fate in a culture that traditionally celebrates rotundity.在安第斯的流行传说里, Pishtaco 袭击徒步旅行者,割取他们的脂肪,在称赞圆胖的传统文化里,这是一种令人恐惧的命运。
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10·The bulk of the research shows that there may be a pause, or a shifting of gears in the 40s or 50s, but this shift "can be exciting, rather than terrifying".研究主要表明,人在40多岁或50多岁时可能会有个停滞时期,或转变阶段,但是这种转变“会让人感到兴奋而非恐惧”。
同义词
adj.
令人恐惧的;骇人的;极大的
同根词
词根:
terror
terrific
adj
极好的;极其的,非常的;可怕的
terrified
adj
感到恐惧的;受惊吓的
terror
n
恐怖;恐怖行动;恐怖时期;可怕的人
terrified
v
使恐惧;恐吓(terrify的过去分词)
terrify
vt
恐吓;使恐怖;使害怕