terror
noun
ˈterə
noun
1
FEAR
恐惧
a
feeling
of
extreme
fear
恐惧，惊恐
U
in
terror
People
fled
in
terror
as
fire
tore
through
the
building.
大楼里烈火熊熊，人们惊恐而逃。
Shots
rang
out,
and
I
screamed
in
terror
.
一阵阵枪声响起，我害怕地尖叫起来。
We
lived
in
terror
of
our
father
when
he
was
drinking.
父亲一喝酒我们便胆战心惊。
There
was
a
look
of
sheer
terror
(=complete
terror)
on
his
face.
他脸上的表情异常惊恐。
strike
terror
into
sb/sb’s
heart
The
sound
of
enemy
planes
struck
terror
into
our
hearts.
一听到敌机的声音，我们就胆战心惊。
2
FRIGHTENING SITUATION
可怕的情况
an
event
or
situation
that
makes
people
feel
extremely
frightened,
especially
because
they
think
they
may
die
〔尤指令人担忧生命安危的〕可怕的事 （情况）
C
[+
of
]
the
terrors
of
war
战争的恐怖
Death
holds
no
terrors
for
(=does
not
frighten)
me.
死亡吓不倒我。
3
VIOLENT ACTION
暴力行动
violent
action
for
political
purposes
恐怖活动; 恐怖主义;
U
The
resistance
movement
started
a
campaign
of
terror
.
抵抗运动引发了恐怖活动。
The
Red
Army
Faction
tried
to
undermine
the
state
by
terror
tactics
.
红色军团试图通过恐怖手段动摇国家的统治。
Pol
Pot’s
reign
of
terror
in
Cambodia
波尔布特在柬埔寨的恐怖统治时期
4
PERSON
人
a
child
who
is
difficult
to
control
[非正式] 讨厌鬼，小捣蛋
C | informal
That
Johnson
kid’s
a
real
little
terror!
约翰逊家的那个孩子真是个讨厌鬼！