horrify

horrify
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be horrified)fill with horror; shock greatly
    使恐怖;使惊骇
    they were horrified by the very idea.
    他们被这个主意吓坏了。
    [as adj. horrified]the horrified spectators.
    惊骇万分的观众。
    [as adj. horrifying]a horrifying incident.
    一次恐怖事件。
派生
horrification
noun
horrifiedly
adverb
horrifyingly
adverb
  1. [as submodifier]horrifyingly flimsy boats.
    岌岌可危的船只。
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from Latin horrificare, from horrificus (see horrific)
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