ter·ri·fied

adjective

/ˈterɪfaɪd/

Idioms

very frightened非常害怕；十分恐惧
- terrified (of somebody/something) to be terrified of spiders惧怕蜘蛛
- terrified (of doing something) I'm terrified of losing you.我真害怕失去你。
- terrified (that…) He was terrified (that) he would fall.他很害怕会跌倒。
- terrified (at something) She was terrified at the thought of being alone.她一想到孤零零的独自一人就惊恐不安。
- You look absolutely terrified!你看起来绝对被吓坏了！
- She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。
Synonyms afraid
afraidfrightened ▪ scared ▪ terrified ▪ alarmed ▪ paranoidThese words all describe feeling or showing fear.
afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
There’s nothing to be afraid of.没有什么要害怕的。
Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?你不怕会跌倒吗？
frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
a frightened child受了惊吓的小孩
She was frightened that the glass would break.她担心玻璃会破碎。
scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
The thieves got scared and ran away.小偷害怕了，就跑了。
afraid, frightened or scared?Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.
terrified very frightened:
I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.我很害怕她不来。
She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。
alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:
You’re just being paranoid.你只是在疑神疑鬼。
Patterns
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- truly
- absolutely
- …
preposition
- at
- of

Idioms

be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits

(also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody)

to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much（使）吓得魂不附体
- I was scared out of my wits!我被吓得魂都没了！
- The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.最新的消息把投资者吓坏了。

单词	terrified
释义	ter·ri·fied adjective /ˈterɪfaɪd/ /ˈterɪfaɪd/ Idioms very frightened非常害怕；十分恐惧 terrified (of somebody/something) to be terrified of spiders惧怕蜘蛛 terrified (of doing something) I'm terrified of losing you.我真害怕失去你。 terrified (that…) He was terrified (that) he would fall.他很害怕会跌倒。 terrified (at something) She was terrified at the thought of being alone.她一想到孤零零的独自一人就惊恐不安。 You look absolutely terrified!你看起来绝对被吓坏了！ She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。 Synonyms afraidafraidfrightened ▪ scared ▪ terrified ▪ alarmed ▪ paranoidThese words all describe feeling or showing fear.afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: There’s nothing to be afraid of.没有什么要害怕的。 Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?你不怕会跌倒吗？ frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: a frightened child受了惊吓的小孩 She was frightened that the glass would break.她担心玻璃会破碎。 scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: The thieves got scared and ran away.小偷害怕了，就跑了。 afraid, frightened or scared?Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.terrified very frightened: I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.我很害怕她不来。 She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。 alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen: She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。 paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not: You’re just being paranoid.你只是在疑神疑鬼。 Patterns afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc. frightened/scared/paranoid about … afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that … afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc. Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really truly absolutely … preposition at of Idioms be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits (also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody) to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much（使）吓得魂不附体 I was scared out of my wits!我被吓得魂都没了！ The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.最新的消息把投资者吓坏了。
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