"terrorize" in Chinese (Traditional)
恐嚇使恐懼
Definition
讓某人感到非常害怕,通常是反覆威脅或使用暴力。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常用於正式、新聞或法律語境,描述霸凌、戰爭或犯罪。常見用法如“terrorize residents/neighbors”。別和“terrify”混淆,後者通常只表示非常害怕,沒有反覆威脅的意味。
Examples
The gang tried to terrorize the neighborhood.
那夥人試圖**恐嚇**整個社區。
Bullying can terrorize young students at school.
校園霸凌會**恐嚇**年幼的學生。
The dictator tried to terrorize people with threats.
獨裁者試圖用威脅**恐嚇**人民。
The loud fireworks seemed to terrorize all the dogs in the area.
巨大的爆竹聲好像**嚇壞了**附近所有的狗。
Online trolls sometimes terrorize people just for fun.
網路酸民有時只是為了好玩而**恐嚇**別人。
The criminals hoped their actions would terrorize the city into silence.
罪犯希望他們的行為能讓整個城市**噤若寒蟬**。