"terrorize" in Chinese (Simplified)
恐吓使恐惧
Definition
让某人感到非常害怕，通常是反复威胁或使用暴力。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常用于正式、新闻或法律语境，描述欺凌、战争或犯罪。常见搭配“terrorize residents/neighbors”。不要与“terrify”混淆，后者通常只表示非常害怕，不含反复威胁的意思。
Examples
The gang tried to terrorize the neighborhood.
那伙人试图**恐吓**整个社区。
Bullying can terrorize young students at school.
校园欺凌会**恐吓**年幼的学生。
The dictator tried to terrorize people with threats.
独裁者试图用威胁**恐吓**民众。
The loud fireworks seemed to terrorize all the dogs in the area.
巨大的爆竹声好像**吓坏了**附近所有的狗。
Online trolls sometimes terrorize people just for fun.
网络喷子有时只是为了好玩而**恐吓**别人。
The criminals hoped their actions would terrorize the city into silence.
罪犯希望他们的行为能让整个城市**噤若寒蝉**。