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ter.rorH5ter7E5, $-Ln(violent action which causes) extreme fear恐惧; 惊骇; 暴行They fled from the city in terror. [U]他们惊恐地逃离了城市。There was sheer/abject terror in her eyes when he came back into the room. [U]当他回到屋里来时，她眼中充满恐惧。Lots of people have a terror of spiders/drowning. [U]许多人害怕蜘蛛/溺水。What he said struck terror in my heart (= made me very frightened). [U]他说的话使我胆战心惊。The separatists started a campaign of terror (= violent action causing fear) to get independence. [U]分裂主义者为取得独立开始了恐怖活动。Each change of regime has been accompanied by bloodshed, culminating in the permanent (reign of) terror (= violent action causing fear) of the present government. [U]每一次政权的更迭都伴随着流血事件，以掌权政府的暴力统治达到其顶点。Heights have/hold no terrors for me (= do not frighten me). [C]我没有恐高症。The terrors (= frightening experiences) of their months in captivity left their mark. [C]几个月监禁生涯的恐惧仍然影响着他们。A terror is also someone, esp. a child, who behaves badly and is difficult to control.讨厌鬼（尤指小孩）My brother is a real little terror. [C]我弟弟是个真正的讨厌鬼。If you are/go/live in terror of your life, you are frightened that you will be killed.（为自己的性命）提心吊胆If someone or something is the terror of people, it causes them extreme fear.引起恐怖的人或事物The tiger was the terror of the villagers for several months.几个月来那只老虎使村民们提心吊胆。(infml) That boy is the terror of (= causes trouble in) the neighbourhood.那男孩是这一带的捣蛋鬼。Terror-stricken/Terror-struck means extremely frightened.心惊肉跳They were terror-stricken when they heard someone moving around downstairs in their house at night.他们夜里听到有人在他们家楼下走来走去时，害怕得心惊肉跳。
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