terror
🇬🇧 UK/'terә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
Intense fear or dread; something or someone that causes great fear; a troublesome person.
恐惧;恐怖;令人生畏的人或事物
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.reign of terror恐怖统治
- 2.terror attack恐怖袭击
- 3.strike terror使人心生恐惧
- 4.in terror惊恐万分地
Example Sentences
- 1.
She woke up in the middle of the night, gripped by sheer terror.
- 2.
The regime used terror as a tool to silence political opposition.
- 3.
Their toddler is an absolute terror at the supermarket, knocking things off shelves.