【horrify音标】 英[ˈhɒrɪfaɪ] 美[ˈhɔːrɪfaɪ]
【单词释义】 horrify是什么意思：
v. 恐吓；使震惊
[单词分级] 专四/雅思/SAT词汇
[第三人称单数] horrifies
[单词现在分词] horrifying
[单词过去式] horrified
[单词过去分词] horrified
【关联词/派生词】
horrible adj.可怕的
horror n.恐怖；恐惧；惧怕；可怕的事物
horrific adj.可怕的，恐怖的；令人毛骨悚然的；令人惊恐的
horrendous adj.可怕的；骇人的；令人吃惊的
horribly adv. 可怕地；非常地
【horrify形近词/近似词】
clarify v. 澄清；阐明；净化
vitrify v.玻璃化；使成玻璃状
verify v. 验证；核实，查证；证明，证实
glorify vt.吹捧；吹嘘；赞美；颂扬；美化；崇拜（神）
petrify v.(使)吓呆；(使)惊呆；(使)石化
terrify v. 恐吓；使恐惧；使害怕
electrify v. 使电气化；使通电；使触电；使激动
purify vt.使纯净；净化；精炼；提纯；使（语言）纯正
【单词例句】
◇ Everyone was horrified, and the twelfth wise woman, who had not yet offered her wish, stepped forward. Because she was unable to undo the wicked wish, but only to soften it, she said, "It shall not be her death. The princess will only fall into a hundred-year deep sleep."
所有在场的人都大惊失色。第十二个女巫师走上前去，她还没有献上她的礼物。因为她无法去除这个邪恶的咒语，只能减轻它，她说：“（这个凶险的咒语的确会应验，但公主能够化险为夷）她不会死去，而只是昏睡过去，而且一睡就是一百年。”
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ After a hearing test showed she had moderate deafness, she was referred to an ear, nose and throat specialist. The specialist ordered a CT scan, which showed a horrifying condition: Jasmine had a bacterial infection that was "eating away" at her skull bone behind her ear.
由于听力测试显示她有中度耳聋，茉莉被转给一位耳鼻喉专家，这位专家给她做了CT扫描，结果很糟糕：她受到细菌感染，并且感染正在“侵蚀”她耳后的颅骨。
---- Never Cleaning Ears With Cotton Swabs
◇ The miller was horrified and answered, "How could I chop off my own child's hands!"
磨房主吓了一跳，回答说：“我怎么能砍自己孩子的手呢！”