terrorize
美音:
[´terə´raız
]英音:
[´terə´raız
]vt.使恐怖,恐吓,恐怖统治
难易程度:
terrorize为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:terrorized 过去分词:terrorized 现在分词:terrorizing 第三人称单数:terrorizes 名词:terrorization
词根
terr=to frighten(使惊吓)
terrorize
/'terəraɪz; `tɛrə,raɪz/
v
(a) [Tn] fill (sb/sth) with terror 使(某人[某事物])畏惧
*local gangs terrorizing the neighbourhood 使附近地区人心惶惶的地痞.
(b) [Tn.pr] ~ sb into sth/doing sth force sb to do sth by threats of violence, etc 胁迫某人做某事
*villagers terrorized into leaving their homes 被逼离乡别井的村民.
terrorize
v [T]
to deliberately frighten people by threatening to harm them, especially so they will do what you want
be terrorized into doing sth
Many people have been terrorized into leaving.
gangs who terrorize the neighbourhood