horrify

英 ['hɒrɪfaɪ] 美['hɔrə'fai]
  • vt. 使恐惧;惊骇;使极度厌恶

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英英释义


1. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;
"I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
"The news of the executions horrified us"

考试真题


Advertisers are horrified.

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实用场景例句


Such things did not appear to horrify her.
这样的事情她却不震惊.

英汉文学

Such sentiments might horrify some corporate executives.
这种热情可能会让一些公司高管大为惊骇.

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中文词源


horrify 惊吓,恐吓

来自拉丁语horrere,恐惧,颤抖,词源同horror,-fy,使。即使恐惧,恐吓,惊吓。

双语例句


1. Such things did not appear to horrify her.
这样的事情她却不震惊.

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2. Such sentiments might horrify some corporate executives.
这种热情可能会让一些公司高管大为惊骇.

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3. The monster cities of the future horrify planners struggling to cope with today's metropolises.
未来的巨城使得正在努力应付目前大城市困难的设计人员感到恐惧.

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4. Shia state its border , adjacent to where its own restive Shias live, would horrify Saudi Arabia.
而一个纯什叶派国家的建立也会吓怕沙特——该国紧邻伊拉克的什叶派部落已经够难控制的了.

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英文词源


horrify (v.)
1791 (implied in horrifying), from horror + -fy. Related: Horrified; horrifying.

词态变化


第三人称单数: horrifies;过去式: horrified;过去分词: horrified;现在分词: horrifying;形容词: horrified;