"terror" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 恐惧
• 惊恐

Definition

一种非常强烈的害怕感。它也可以指引起这种恐惧的人或事，或指为了让人们感到害怕而实施的暴力行为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Terror' 比 'fear' 更强，常用于严肃语境。它常见于新闻、恐怖题材和较正式的书面语；在日常口语中，人们更常说 'I was terrified'，而不是 'I felt terror'。常见搭配还有 'a reign of terror' 和 'in terror'。

Examples

The loud noise filled the room with terror.

巨大的声响让房间里充满了**恐惧**。

The children ran away in terror.

孩子们因**恐惧**而跑开了。

The movie shows the terror of war.

这部电影展现了战争的**恐怖**。

She looked at me in terror when the lights went out.

灯灭的时候，她一脸**惊恐**地看着我。

For a second, I thought the dog was going to bite me, and I froze in terror.

有那么一瞬间，我以为那只狗要咬我了，吓得我因**恐惧**而僵住了。

The town lived under a reign of terror for years.

这个小镇多年生活在**恐怖**统治之下。