喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/極可怕的；嚇人的

    Extremely . A terrifying thing, sound, experience, or idea makes you feel so afraid that it is hard to think or move.

    示範例句 · Example

    The storm last night was absolutely terrifying — the wind shook every window in the house.

    逐字昨晚的暴風雨絕對是可怕的——那風搖動了屋子裡的每一扇窗戶。

    terrifying 是「可怕」這條線的最上面：比 scary 重很多，也比 frightening 更強——scary 是小小的驚嚇，terrifying 是當下腦袋一片空白。常接 experience、thought、prospect 或聲音。terrifying 跟 terrified 最容易混：terrifying 用在「讓人害怕的那個東西」，terrified 用在「覺得害怕的那個人」。可以想成它就像從動詞 terrify（把人嚇壞）長出來，-ing 像在說「它會讓人變成那樣」。

    常見搭配

    • a terrifying experience

      一次很可怕的經歷

      something that happened to you and made you very afraid

      Grandpa still talks about his terrifying experience during the big earthquake.

    • a terrifying ordeal

      可怕又難熬的經歷

      a long, very frightening thing that someone has to get through

      The lost hikers came home safely after a terrifying ordeal in the mountains.

    • a terrifying prospect

      光想到就很可怕的事

      something in the future that frightens you when you think about it

      Moving to a new school was a terrifying prospect for Hana.

    • a terrifying thought

      光想就可怕的念頭

      an idea that frightens you a lot when it comes into your head

      Losing your dog in a big city is a terrifying thought.

    • absolutely terrifying

      真的超可怕

      used to make 'terrifying' even stronger

      The first big drop on the ride was absolutely terrifying.

    • a terrifying crash / scream / sound

      嚇人的巨響／尖叫／聲音

      a noise that makes you very afraid

      A terrifying crash of thunder woke the whole family.

    意思相反

    comfortingreassuringcalmingsoothing

core核心畫面

You can picture the moment fear goes past 'scary' and takes over the body: your mind goes blank, your legs will not move, and for a second you cannot decide anything. Terrifying describes whatever puts a person in that state — a sound in an empty house, a car sliding on ice, the thought of standing up in front of a thousand people.

可以想成：害怕大到一個程度，整個人被接管了——腦袋一片空白、腳像黏在地上、那幾秒鐘連決定都做不了。terrifying 形容的就是把人推進這個狀態的東西：空屋裡的一聲響、車子在冰上打滑、想到自己要站上台面對一千個人。它比 scary 更狠一階，scary 是心跳加快，terrifying 是動彈不得。

同家族的字

意思相反

comfortingreassuringcalmingsoothing

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

terrifyingadj/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/

  • 1

    Frightening or intimidating.

    • terrifying creature
    • terrifying dream
  • 2

    Of a formidable nature; terrific.

    • Penguin colonies that number in millions; nights that run into days, and days that run into nights; katabatic winds that scream down the ice sheets at a terrifying 180 miles per hour, and then remain equally terrifyingly still.

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