1. | [u][sing] 惊恐;恐惧;惊骇a feeling of extreme fear |
a feeling of sheer/pure terror 胆战心惊 | |
Her eyes were wild with terror. 她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。 | |
People fled from the explosion in terror . 人们惊恐地逃离爆炸现场。 | |
She lives in terror of(= is constantly afraid of) losing her job. 她一直胆战心惊地害怕丢了工作。 | |
Some women have a terror of losing control in the birth process. 有些妇女惧怕在分娩过程中失去控制。 | |
The very name of the enemy struck terror into their hearts. 他们一听到敌人的名字就心惊胆战。 |
2. | [c] 可怕的人;恐怖的事;可怕的情况a person, situation or thing that makes you very afraid |
These street gangs have become the terror of the neighbourhood. 这些街头少年团伙使得周围邻里谈之色变。 | |
Death holds no terrors for(= does not frighten or worry) me. 死神是吓不倒我的。 | |
The terrors of the night were past. 夜间那些恐怖的事情都已经成为过去。 |
3. | [u] (通常出于政治目的)恐怖行动,恐怖violent action or the threat of violent action that is intended to cause fear, usually for political purposes |
a campaign of terror 恐怖运动 | |
terror tactics 恐怖手段 |
4. | [c] (informal) 讨厌鬼;小捣蛋a person (usually a child) or an animal that causes you trouble or is difficult to control |
Their kids are real little terrors. 他们的小孩都是十足的讨厌鬼。 |