terror
noun uk/ˈter.ər/ us/ˈter.ɚ/
B2 [ C or U ]（暴行引起的）恐惧，惊骇
extreme fear
They fled from the city in terror. 他们惊恐万分地逃离了该市。
There was sheer/abject terror in her eyes when he came back into the room. 当他回到屋里时，她的眼中充满了恐惧。
What he said struck terror in my heart (= made me very frightened). 他的话使我胆战心惊。
Heights have/hold no terrors for me (= do not frighten me). 我不恐高。
[ U ]恐怖活动
violent action or threats designed to cause fear among ordinary people, in order to achieve political aims
The separatists started a campaign of terror to get independence. 为获得独立，分离主义者制造了一系列的恐怖活动。
We need to form global partnerships to fight terror. 我们需要建立全球伙伴关系来打击恐怖主义。
a terror suspect/attack/plot 一名恐怖嫌犯/一次恐怖袭击/一起恐袭阴谋
Synonym: terrorism
[ C ] informal讨厌鬼（尤指小孩）
someone, especially a child, who behaves badly and is difficult to control
My brother is a little terror. 我弟弟是个小讨厌鬼。
- More examples
- They clung together in terror as the screams grew louder.
- Her terror was compounded by the feeling that she was being watched.
- Nearly every new parent feels an amalgam of joy and terror.
- The political repression in this country is enforced by terror.
- She felt panic and terror rise in her whenever she thought of the future.
Idiom
in terror of your lifeidiom 为自己的性命提心吊胆
frightened that you will be killed