terrifying

英 [ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ]

adj.  吓人的;令人害怕的
v.  使恐惧; 使十分害怕; 使惊吓
terrify的现在分词

现在分词：terrifying　

TOEFL

BNC.8739 / COCA.8585

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 吓人的;令人害怕的
  If something isterrifying, it makes you very frightened.
  1. I still find it terrifying to find myself surrounded by large numbers of horses...
     我仍旧觉得被一大群马包围很可怕。
  2. Rabies has been described as one of the most terrifying diseases known to man.
     狂犬病被称为人类已知的最可怕的疾病之一。

英英释义

adj

• causing extreme terror
  1. a terrifying wail
  Synonym:terrific

双语例句

• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.
  青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
• I saw some news on the net today about the Y2K bug, it's terrifying!
  我今天在网上看到了一些关于千年虫的新闻，太可怕了！
• She was possessed of a terrifying sensation that the life was being squeezed slowly out of her.
  她有一种可怕的感觉，自己的生命正在慢慢凋零。
• And for me, that's the piece that's terrifying.
  对我来说，什么事都不做才是最可怕的。
• The president is dead, there's no cure, and there are terrifying baby zombies.
  总统死掉了，病毒没有治愈方式，而且还有一个恐怖的丧尸宝宝。
• The mountain torrents rushed down with a terrifying force.
  山洪来势凶猛。
• The biting cold was more terrifying than anyone could have imagined.
  那可怕的严寒远超过了任何人的想像。
• Wickles has led us into a terrifying ghost town!
  维克斯领我们进了个恐怖的鬼城！
• Bei: if that's the case, it's terrifying.
  贝：要真是那样的话，就恐怖了。
• Brother william, this abbey is enshrouded in a terrifying mystery.
  威廉教友，这所修道院正掩盖在可怕的神秘中。