terror

noun

1. 惊恐；恐惧；惊骇
   a feeling of extreme fear
   1. a feeling of sheer/pure terror
      胆战心惊
   2. Her eyes were wild with terror.
      她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。
   3. People fled from the explosion in terror .
      人们惊恐地逃离了爆炸现场。
   4. She lives in terror of (= is constantly afraid of) losing her job.
      她一直胆战心惊地害怕丢了工作。
   5. Some women have a terror of losing control in the birth process.
      有些妇女惧怕在分娩过程中失去控制。
   6. The very name of the enemy struck terror into their hearts.
      他们一听到敌人的名字就心惊胆战。
2. 可怕的人；恐怖的事；可怕的情况
   a person, situation or thing that makes you very afraid
   1. These street gangs have become the terror of the neighbourhood.
      这些街头少年团伙使得周围邻里谈之色变。
   2. Death holds no terrors for (= does not frighten or worry) me.
      死神是吓不倒我的。
   3. The terrors of the night were past.
      夜间那些恐怖的事情都已经成为过去。
3. （通常出于政治目的）恐怖行动，恐怖
   violent action or the threat of violent action that is intended to cause fear, usually for political purposes
   1. a campaign of terror
      恐怖运动
   2. terror tactics
      恐怖手段
4. 讨厌鬼；小捣蛋
   a person (usually a child) or an animal that causes you trouble or is difficult to control
   1. Their kids are real little terrors.
      他们的小孩都是十足的讨厌鬼。

1. N-UNCOUNT 恐惧;惊恐;恐慌
   Terror is very great fear.
   1. I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in an aeroplane...
      每次坐飞机前，我都吓得直发抖。
   2. The day of terror ended after police used teargas and stormed the house.
      警察使用了催泪瓦斯攻入屋子以后，恐惧的一天结束了。
2. N-UNCOUNT (尤指有政治目的的)恐怖活动，恐怖主义
   Terror is violence or the threat of violence, especially when it is used for political reasons.
   1. The bomb attack on the capital could signal the start of a pre-election terror campaign.
      对首都的炸弹袭击可能标志着选举前的恐怖活动开始了。
3. N-COUNT 恐怖的事物
   A terror is something that makes you very frightened.
   1. As a boy, he had a real terror of facing people.
      小时候，他特别害怕见人。
   2. ...the terrors of violence.
      恐怖的暴力行为
4. N-COUNT 讨厌的小孩;淘气鬼;小捣蛋
   If someone describes a child as a terror, they think that he or she is naughty and difficult to control.
   1. He was a terror. He had been a difficult child for as long as his parents could remember.
      他是个淘气鬼，从小就不老实。
5. PHRASE 完全吓不倒；让人丝毫不焦虑
   If something holds no terrors for you, you are not at all frightened or worried by it.
   1. Childbirth now held fewer terrors for her than it once had.
      她现在不像原来那样害怕分娩了。
6. to live in terror → see: live

1. I lived in terror of her sudden caprices and moods.
   她的任性妄为和喜怒无常让我整天提心吊胆。
2. The principle of hierarchy does not equate to totalitarian terror.
   等级制度在原则上并不等同于极权主义恐怖。
3. Their ideal society collapsed around them into the Terror and then into the Counterrevolution.
   他们所处的理想社会崩溃了，社会进入恐怖时期，接着是反革命时期。
4. Numb with terror, she stared at the departing marauders
   她吓得呆若木鸡，眼睁睁地看着劫匪们离去。
5. The army had perfected the use of terror as a means of controlling the population
   军队已经深谙利用恐怖手段控制民众之道。
6. Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than terror
   休尖叫起来，声音不大，吃惊多于恐惧。
7. We found her standing on a chair, the picture of terror, screaming hysterically.
   我们发现她站在一把椅子上，满脸恐惧地发出歇斯底里的尖叫。
8. Absolute terror possessed her
   她恐惧到了极点。
9. The commanders accused him of carrying out a reign of terror.
   指挥官们谴责他实行恐怖统治。
10. His report was scathing about Loyalist and Republican terror groups
    他的报告猛烈抨击了忠英派和共和军的恐怖组织。
11. The terror ended when armed police swooped on the car
    武警突袭了这辆车从而制止了这起恐怖活动。
12. I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in an aeroplane
    每次坐飞机前，我都吓得直发抖。
13. The day of terror ended after police used teargas and stormed the house.
    警察使用了催泪瓦斯攻入屋子以后，恐惧的一天结束了。
14. The bomb attack on the capital could signal the start of a pre-election terror campaign.
    对首都的炸弹袭击可能标志着选举前的恐怖活动开始了。
15. As a boy, he had a real terror of facing people.
    小时候，他特别害怕见人。
16. He was a terror. He had been a difficult child for as long as his parents could remember.
    他是个淘气鬼，从小就不老实。
17. Childbirth now held fewer terrors for her than it once had.
    她现在不像原来那样害怕分娩了。
18. The shouts changed to screams of terror.
    喊叫声变成了惊恐的尖叫声。
19. He is stupefied with grief [ terror].
    他因忧郁[恐怖]而发呆。
20. Terror rooted him to the ground.
    他吓得呆若木鸡。
21. The wolf has a terror of fire.
    狼特别怕火。
22. During the reign of the white terror, many progressives fell victim to the secret police.
    在白色恐怖时期，许多进步人士成为秘密警察的受害者。
23. Terror made him catch his breath; pins and needles surged in his fingers.
    恐惧使他屏住呼吸，连手指都感到发麻。
24. Ellen froze with terror at the frightful sight.
    埃伦被这种恐怖场面吓得发抖。
25. She shrieked ( or screamed) with terror.
    她吓得尖声嘶叫起来。
26. One of the small children began to wail with terror.
    小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。
27. We were in mortal terror of being found out.
    我们非常害怕被发现。
28. The fight against violence, terror and crime;
    打击暴力、恐怖和犯罪；
29. Your reign of terror is over.
    你的恐怖统治结束了。
30. These regimes could use such weapons for blackmail, terror, and mass murder.
    这些政权可能利用这类武器进行讹诈、制造恐怖和进行大规模谋杀活动。

  panic alarm horror terror【导航词义：惊慌，惊恐】

  panic n. 惊恐，惊慌

〔辨析〕指突然产生的强烈的害怕或紧张之感，使人无法理智地思考和行动。

  alarm n. 惊慌，惊恐

〔辨析〕指因意识到可能发生的坏事或危险而产生的惊恐或担忧之感。

  horror n. 惊恐

〔辨析〕指非常强烈的震惊或恐惧之感，含有厌恶的意味。

  terror n. 恐惧，惊恐

〔辨析〕强调极度的恐惧，语义最强。

noun

1. the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
   1. he used terror to make them confess

2. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

   Synonym:    panicaffright

3. a very troublesome child

   Synonym:    bratlittle terrorholy terror

4. a person who inspires fear or dread
   1. he was the terror of the neighborhood

   Synonym:    scourgethreat