terrifying
UK/'tәrifaiiŋ/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
adj.
Causing extreme fear; very frightening
令人恐惧的，骇人的
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-ifyto make, to cause to become
+
-ingcontinuous / action of
=terrifying
Present participle of terrify used as an adjective: describing the thing that causes terror. Pairs with 'terrified' (the person who feels it): a terrifying film leaves you terrified.
Root terrere still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.terrifying experience可怕的经历
- 2.absolutely terrifying骇人至极
- 3.terrifying prospect令人不寒而栗的前景
Example Sentences
- 1.
Driving on ice for the first time was terrifying.
- 2.
The film's ending is genuinely terrifying.