horrify

'hɒrifai

Collins 2

v fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

vt. 使恐惧, 使震惊

Collins 星级

14,959

BNC 频率

9,604

使用频率

horrify 由词根 horr-（表示恐惧）和后缀 -ify（表示使得）组成。意为“使人感到恐惧”。

例句

1. The horror movie was so scary that it horrified the audience.

这部恐怖电影太吓人了，以至于让观众感到恐惧。

2. She was horrified to discover that she had lost her wallet.

她发现自己丢了钱包，感到非常震惊。

3. The news about the accident horrified everyone in the town.

关于那起事故的消息让镇上的每个人都感到恐惧。