terrify學測 L5KK [ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ] | /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/
使恐懼;嚇壞
龍騰B4常考字,易混terrific
A huge spider on the wall terrified her, and she jumped back with a scream.
牆上一隻巨大的蜘蛛把她嚇壞了,她尖叫著往後跳。
一個畫面:嚇到腿軟僵住
心跳狂飆瞬間心跳狂飆、呼吸變喘
寒毛直豎背脊發涼,寒毛直豎
腿軟僵住雙腿發軟,僵在原地動彈不得
義項
嚇壞尖叫B2verb使恐懼;嚇壞
The scary movie terrified him so much that he couldn't sleep that night.
這部恐怖片把他嚇壞了,那晚他根本睡不著。
terrify the audienceterrify young children
片語
be terrified of怕到發抖 →對某事物感到極度恐懼
absolutely terrifying嚇到極點 →恐怖到了極點
你會不會這樣說?
The scary movie was so ___ that everyone screamed. (terrifying / terrific)
看答案
terrifying
terrify 是「嚇」,terrific 是「棒極了」,形近但意思相反。
'terrify' 本身是形容詞嗎?
看答案
不是
terrify 是動詞,形容詞是 terrifying。
字族
terrifying 令人恐懼的;駭人的・terrified 感到恐懼的;嚇壞的・terror 恐懼;恐怖