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terror

🇬🇧 UK/'terә/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB1

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-derived
terrto frighten, terrify, fill with fear
+
orone who does, agent
=terror

Common 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.

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