terror
/ˈterə(r)/noun
1
- mass noun extreme fear恐怖, 惊骇：
people fled in terror
人们惊恐地逃走
in sing. a terror of darkness.对黑暗的恐惧。
1.1
- the use of such fear to intimidate people, especially for political reasons恐怖行动：
weapons of terror.
恐怖行动的武器。
1.2
- often as modifier terrorism恐怖主义：
a terror suspect
恐怖嫌疑犯
a terror attack
恐怖袭击。
1.3
- in sing. a person or thing that causes extreme fear引起恐怖的人（或事物）：
his delivery is the terror of even world-class batsmen.
他的投球甚至使世界级的击球手都感到害怕。
2
- （亦作holy terror）informal a person, especially a child, that causes trouble or annoyance〈非正式〉讨厌鬼, 捣蛋鬼（尤指小孩）。
WORD TRENDS
When George W. Bush declared a 'War on Terror' in September 2001 he was employing a new， and highly charged， synonym for terrorism. Before 2001 terror was a fairly uncommon word in the Oxford English Corpus， but it has since shown a steady rise in use， with the majority of examples being used synonymously with terrorism. It is now commonly seen as a modifier， with attack， bombing， suspect， and plot all common collocates. However， the use of terror has dropped off since a peak in 2007. In March 2009 the US Defense Department officially changed the name of its operations from 'Global War on Terror' to 'Overseas Contingency Operation'.
短语
have （或hold） no terrors for someone
- not frighten or worry someone不使某人害怕（或担心）。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French terrour, from Latin terror, from terrere 'frighten'.