【terrify音标】 英[ˈterɪfaɪ] 美[ˈterɪfaɪ]
【单词释义】 terrify是什么意思：
v. 恐吓；使恐惧;使十分害怕;使惊吓
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] terrifies
[单词现在分词] terrifying
[单词过去式] terrified
[单词过去分词] terrified
【关联词/派生词】
terrible adj.可怕的；非常严重的；很糟的
terrific adj.极好的；极大的；了不起
【terrify形近词/近似词】
clarify v. 澄清；阐明；净化
horrify v. 恐吓；使震惊
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
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】
◇ Then she was terrified, and wanted to fling off the red shoes, but they clung fast; and she pulled down her stockings, but the shoes seemed to have grown to her feet.
这时她就害怕起来，想把这双红鞋扔掉。但是它们扣得很紧。于是她扯着她的袜子，但是鞋已经生到她脚上去了。
---- The Red Shoes
◇ Having a gift for communication, he started chatting with another passenger within 5 minutes. Their topics included the Canadian traditions, the Prime Minister, the mixture of races, and the terrifying Great Fall.
因为在与人交流方面有天赋，他在5分钟内就和另一个乘客聊起天来。他们的话题包括加拿大的传统、加拿大的总理、种族的混合，还有让人心惊胆战的大瀑布。
◇ But who came in? It was the wolf. They were terrified and wanted to hide.
然而进来的是狼！小山羊们吓坏了，一个个都想躲起来。
---- The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
◇ "Oh, husband!" said the woman, terrified. "That was the devil. He didn't mean the apple tree, but our daughter, who was just then standing behind the mill sweeping the yard."
“唉呀，老公，”妻子吓坏了，“那准是恶魔！他不是要苹果树，他要的是我们女儿，她正在磨房后面扫院子呢。”