horrify
/ˈhɒrɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.(一般作be horrified)
- fill with horror; shock greatly使恐怖; 使惊骇：
they were horrified by the very idea
他们被这个主意吓坏了
as adj. horrified the horrified spectators惊骇万分的观众
as adj. horrifying a horrifying incident.一次恐怖事件。
派生词
horrification
nounhorrifiedly
adverbhorrifyingly
adverb单薄得可怕的船只。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Latin horrificare, from horrificus （see HORRIFIC）.