terrify
/ˈterɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
- cause to feel extreme fear使害怕, 使恐惧, 使惊吓：
he is terrified of spiders
他很怕蜘蛛
with obj. and clause she was terrified he would drop her她很怕他会扔下她不管
as adj. terrifying the terrifying events of the past few weeks.过去几个星期里发生的可怕事件。
派生词
terrifier
nounterrifyingly
adverb炸弹惊人地准确。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin terrificare, from terrificus 'frightening' （see TERRIFIC）.