horrify

英 ['hɒrɪfaɪ] 美 ['hɔːrɪfaɪ]

• v. 使恐惧；使惊骇；使反感

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 使震惊，使感到恐怖

   shock greatly;fill with horror

英英释义

Verb:

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"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. We were horrified by what we saw.
   我们看到后很害怕。
2. These are acts that will horrify civilizations.
   这些是令文明国家震惊的行为。
3. 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。
4. They were horrified at his rudeness.
   他们对他的无礼很反感。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. I was horrified by the movie.
   这部电影令我毛骨悚然。

经典引文

• She was horrified one day to find three grand-daughters turning cartwheels across the room.

  出自： A. C. Boult

• She is..ready to take chances that horrify even me.

  出自： J. Heller

词义辨析

v. (动词)

horrify, appal, daunt, dismay

• 这组词的共同意思是“引起惊恐、忧郁或使丧失勇气”。其区别在于:dismay指因前景令人沮丧或对某事束手无策,而失去继续干某事的力量; appal指足以把人吓瘫的恐惧,也指遇到无法改变的、使人惊愕的事或物所表现出的无能为力; daunt强调试图干大胆的事,但被威胁或压制,因而停止或退却; 而horrify指见到令人毛骨悚然的东西时的一种恐惧和发抖的反应,也可指失去尊严所引起的暂时的厌恶感。

近反义词

【近义词】

• appall 使 ... 胆寒
• revolt 叛乱
• dismay 沮丧
• shock 震惊
• appal 使 ... 惊骇
• alarm 警报
• disgust 厌恶
• sicken 患病
• repel 排斥
• depress 使沮丧
• perplex 使困惑
• disturb 扰乱
• perturb 使烦恼
• confound 使困惑
• upset 心烦的
• daunt 使 ... 胆怯
• terrify 使害怕
• frighten 使惊吓
• offend 冒犯
• petrify 使石化
• scare 受惊吓

派生词

v.(动词)

• horrification n. 恐怖，震惊‖horrifying adj. 令人恐怖的，使人感到震惊的