terrorize

'terәraiz

Collins 1

v. coerce by violence or with threats

vt. 使惊恐, 恐吓
vi. 实施恐怖统治

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terrorize 由词根 terror（恐怖）和后缀 -ize（使...化）组成，意思是使人恐惧。

例句

1. The bully tried to terrorize the younger students at school.

恶霸试图在学校恐吓年轻学生。

2. The loud thunderstorm seemed to terrorize the small children.

大声的雷暴似乎让小孩子们感到恐惧。

3. They used fear to terrorize the community into silence.

他们利用恐惧让社区保持沉默。