terror

复数：terrors

1. [U]恐怖; 恐怖活动 very great fear; violent action for political purposes
2. [S]引起恐怖的人〔事〕 sb/sth that causes extreme fear
3. [C]讨厌的人 an annoying person, especially a child

• add to sb's terror使某人更恐惧
• cause〔inspire〕 terror引起恐怖
• feel terror感到恐惧

• growing terror越来越恐怖
• increasing terror日益加剧的恐怖

• in terror惊慌地
• reign of terror恐怖统治
• fill with terror充满恐惧

• terror for speed过于追求速度的人
• terror for work对工作过分入迷的人
• the terror of religion宗教的恐怖

in terror恐惧地；惊恐；处于恐惧状态

white terror白色恐怖

reign of terror恐怖统治

holy terror [口语] , ◎淘气捣蛋的孩子，讨厌鬼，淘气包 , ◎讨厌的家伙，令人腻烦的人；可怕的人 , ◎非常害怕

in terror of [口语] in holy terror of 非常害怕;对…胆战心惊

1. Her face worked as she stared at him in terror.
   她惊恐地注视着他，脸也吓得抽动起来。
2. She let out a scream of terror.
   她发出恐怖的叫喊。
3. His terror is so great that he can do nothing.
   他惊骇万分以致什么事都不能做。