"horrify" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 使震驚
• 使恐懼

Definition

让某人感到非常震惊、害怕或不安，通常因为某事极其令人不快或可怕。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

语气正式或强烈，通常用于极度震惊或恐怖的场合，而非一般的害怕。常见表达有“be horrified by/at”。相关词：horrifying（形容词）、horror（名词）。

Examples

The movie horrified the children.

这部电影**让**孩子们**感到震惊**。

The news of the accident horrified everyone at work.

事故的消息**让**所有同事**很震惊**。

The cruelty of the act horrified us.

这个行为的残忍**让**我们**感到震惊**。

She was horrified to discover a snake in her bag.

她**发现**包里有一条蛇，感到**非常震惊**。

I’m horrified by the amount of plastic in the ocean.

我**对**海洋中的塑料数量**感到震惊**。

You would be horrified if you saw how messy his room is.

你**看到**他房间有多乱一定会**吓一跳**。