1 N-UNCOUNT 恐惧;惊恐;恐慌 Terror is very great fear. 恐惧;惊恐;恐慌
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I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in an aeroplane.
每次坐飞机前,我都吓得直发抖。
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The day of terror ended after police used teargas and stormed the house.
警察使用了催泪瓦斯攻入屋子以后,恐惧的一天结束了。
SYN fear, alarm, dread, fright
2 N-UNCOUNT [oft NOUN n] (尤指有政治目的的)恐怖活动,恐怖主义 Terror is violence or the threat of violence, especially when it is used for political reasons. (尤指有政治目的的)恐怖活动,恐怖主义
3 N-COUNT 恐怖的事物 A terror is something that makes you very frightened. 恐怖的事物
4 N-COUNT 讨厌的小孩;淘气鬼;小捣蛋 If someone describes a child as a terror, they think that he or she is naughty and difficult to control. 讨厌的小孩;淘气鬼;小捣蛋 [informal, disapproval]
SYN rascal, devil, monkey, scamp
5 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 完全吓不倒;让人丝毫不焦虑 If something holds no terrors for you, you are not at all frightened or worried by it. 完全吓不倒;让人丝毫不焦虑
6 to live in terror→see: live reign of terror→see: reign
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N. | acts of terror, terror alert, terror attack, terror campaign, fight against terror, reign of terror, terror suspects 2 |
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