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| 1 | singular/U a strong feeling of fear 恐惧；惊恐 |
| in terror Thousands of islanders fled in terror yesterday as the volcano erupted. 由于火山喷发，昨天成千上万的岛民惊慌失措，四处奔逃。 |
| sheer/pure/absolute terror I remember the sheer terror of those bombing raids. 我记得那些空袭造成的极度恐惧。 |
| strike terror into sb (=frighten someone a lot) He didn’ t strike the same terror into me as other dentists. 使某人恐惧 |
| live in terror of sb/sth (=be very afraid of them all the time) Everyone for miles around lived in terror of them. 一直很害怕某人/某物 |
| | 1a | C something or someone that makes you very frightened 令人恐惧的事物；令人恐惧的人 | | the terrors of the night 夜晚的恐怖 | |
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| 2 | U mainly journalism violence used for making people very frightened in order to achieve political aims （有政治目的的）恐怖活动 |
| a deliberate campaign of terror 蓄意的恐怖活动 |
| terror attacks/tactics/groups 恐怖袭击/策略/团体 |
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| 3 | C informal a person or animal that is difficult to deal with or control 难缠的人；难对付的动物；捣蛋鬼 |
| She’ s such a little terror. 她真是个小捣蛋鬼。 |
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| - | hold no terrors for sb formal
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| to not make someone afraid , worried , or nervous |
| 不使某人害怕；不使某人焦虑；不使某人紧张 |
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| The thought of dying doesn’ t hold any terrors for me. 想到死亡我一点儿都不害怕。 |
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