背CET4核心詞匯304
terror
n.恐怖; 恐怖活動 very great fear; violent action for political purposes
引起恐怖的人〔事〕 sb/sth that causes extreme fear
討厭的人 an annoying person, especially a child
同義詞
n. affright,holy terror,panic,scourge
詞匯辨析
alarm,fear,fright,horror,panic,terror,dread
這些名詞均含 恐懼、懼怕、驚恐 之意。
alarm 強調突然意識到有危險而產生的恐懼心理。
fear 普通用詞,側重指面臨危險或災禍時內心所引起的恐懼心情。
fright 通常指一陣突然的、令人震驚的短暫恐懼,有時含夸張意味。
horror 側重指因看到令人討厭或危險的東西或情景而引起的厭惡情緒、極度恐懼心情或戰栗的動作。
panic 常指因突如其來的外界威脅使人群出現驚慌、恐懼或混亂。
terror 指極大的恐懼和驚駭,語氣最強。
dread 可與fear換用,著重害怕的心理,但dread常指膽怯和喪失勇氣。
1. To defeat terror, and not flinch.
要戰勝恐怖,而不是退縮。
2. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
樂觀主義的基礎是純粹的恐怖。
3. Sometimes, out of great terror, humans also harm one another.
有時候,在巨大的恐懼里,人類也互相傷害。
參考例句
1.N-UNCOUNT Terror is very great fear. 恐懼
例:I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in a plane.
我每次要坐飛機時都害怕得發抖。
2.N-UNCOUNT Terror is violence or the threat of violence, especially when it is used for political reasons. 恐怖活動
例:...the war on terror.
反恐戰爭。
例:The bomb attack on the capital could signal the start of a pre-election terror campaign.
對首都的炸彈襲擊可能標志著選舉前的恐怖活動的開始。
3.N-COUNT A terror is something that makes you very frightened. 使人恐懼的事物
例:As a boy, he had a real terror of facing people.
他小時候其實非常害怕見人。
常見用法
用作名詞
Her face worked as she stared at him in terror.
她驚恐地注視著他,臉也嚇得抽動起來。
She let out a scream of terror.
她發出恐怖的叫喊。
His terror is so great that he can do nothing.
他驚駭萬分以致什么事都不能做。
terror
n.恐怖; 恐怖活動 very great fear; violent action for political purposes
引起恐怖的人〔事〕 sb/sth that causes extreme fear
討厭的人 an annoying person, especially a child
同義詞
n. affright,holy terror,panic,scourge
詞匯辨析
alarm,fear,fright,horror,panic,terror,dread
這些名詞均含 恐懼、懼怕、驚恐 之意。
alarm 強調突然意識到有危險而產生的恐懼心理。
fear 普通用詞,側重指面臨危險或災禍時內心所引起的恐懼心情。
fright 通常指一陣突然的、令人震驚的短暫恐懼,有時含夸張意味。
horror 側重指因看到令人討厭或危險的東西或情景而引起的厭惡情緒、極度恐懼心情或戰栗的動作。
panic 常指因突如其來的外界威脅使人群出現驚慌、恐懼或混亂。
terror 指極大的恐懼和驚駭,語氣最強。
dread 可與fear換用,著重害怕的心理,但dread常指膽怯和喪失勇氣。
1. To defeat terror, and not flinch.
要戰勝恐怖,而不是退縮。
2. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
樂觀主義的基礎是純粹的恐怖。
3. Sometimes, out of great terror, humans also harm one another.
有時候,在巨大的恐懼里,人類也互相傷害。
參考例句
1.N-UNCOUNT Terror is very great fear. 恐懼
例:I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in a plane.
我每次要坐飛機時都害怕得發抖。
2.N-UNCOUNT Terror is violence or the threat of violence, especially when it is used for political reasons. 恐怖活動
例:...the war on terror.
反恐戰爭。
例:The bomb attack on the capital could signal the start of a pre-election terror campaign.
對首都的炸彈襲擊可能標志著選舉前的恐怖活動的開始。
3.N-COUNT A terror is something that makes you very frightened. 使人恐懼的事物
例:As a boy, he had a real terror of facing people.
他小時候其實非常害怕見人。
常見用法
用作名詞
Her face worked as she stared at him in terror.
她驚恐地注視著他,臉也嚇得抽動起來。
She let out a scream of terror.
她發出恐怖的叫喊。
His terror is so great that he can do nothing.
他驚駭萬分以致什么事都不能做。