horrify

词汇分析：horrify

基本信息

“horrify” 是一个动词，意为“使恐惧”或“使惊骇”。它的名词形式是“horrification”，而形容词形式为“horrifying”。

词语辨析

“horrify” 与“terrify”都表示引起恐惧，但“horrify”更侧重于惊骇和震惊，而“terrify”则更强调恐惧的强烈程度。

词汇扩充

• 名词：horrification
• 形容词：horrifying

近义词

• appall
• shock
• frighten

反义词

• comfort
• reassure

词典引用

根据柯林斯词典，"horrify" 的定义为“使人感到极度恐惧或惊骇”。根据牛津词典，"horrify" 被定义为“使某人感到震惊或恐惧”。

用法

“horrify” 多用于描述让人感到恐惧或惊骇的事情，常用于文学和日常交流中。

例句

• Many people were horrified by the news of the disaster.

  许多人对这场灾难的消息感到震惊。

• The movie was so horrifying that I couldn't sleep afterwards.

  这部电影太令人恐惧了，以至于我之后无法入睡。

• Her actions were horrifying and completely unexpected.

  她的行为令人震惊，完全出乎意料。

• He was horrified to discover the truth.

  他发现真相时感到恐惧。

• The horrification of the audience was palpable during the climax of the film.

  在影片高潮时，观众的惊骇之情显而易见。

• The horrifying images from the war are hard to forget.

  战争中那些令人恐惧的画面是难以忘记的。

• Her horrifying experiences in the war left deep scars.

  她在战争中经历的恐怖经历留下了深深的伤痕。

• It's horrifying to think about the consequences of climate change.

  想到气候变化的后果就令人恐惧。

• The report horrified the entire community.

  这份报告让整个社区感到震惊。

• She told a horrifying story about her encounter with the unknown.

  她讲述了一个关于与未知相遇的恐怖故事。

• They were horrified by the level of violence displayed.

  他们对所表现出的暴力程度感到恐惧。

• The horrifying reality of the situation began to sink in.

  情况的恐怖现实开始逐渐显现。

• Many films aim to horrify the audience.

  许多电影旨在震惊观众。

• His horrifying tales often kept children awake at night.

  他那些恐怖的故事常常让孩子们夜不能寐。

• Seeing the aftermath of the accident was horrifying.

  看到事故发生后的场景是令人恐惧的。

• She felt horrified by the lack of compassion shown.

  她对表现出来的缺乏同情感到震惊。

• The horrifying statistics about pollution were alarming.

  关于污染的恐怖统计数据令人警觉。

• They expressed horror at the conditions of the shelter.

  他们对收容所的条件感到恐惧。

• It was horrifying to see the effects of the storm.

  看到风暴的影响真是令人恐惧。