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。
• 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 mountain torrents rushed down with a terrifying force.
  山洪来势凶猛。
• Wickles has led us into a terrifying ghost town!
  维克斯领我们进了个恐怖的鬼城！
• I have always found the thought of eternity terrifying.
  我向来觉得永生的想法很可怕。
• This is tied for the most terrifying day of my life.
  这和我一生最恐怖的一天联系在一起。
• It is a terrifying crash caught on cell phone video.
  手机视频捕获了可怕的一幕。
• 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！
• Terrifying lack of humanity and consideration for life.
  对人道和生命的考虑竟是如此可怕的缺乏。
• Last night he relived his terrifying ordeal.
  昨夜他又一次体验了那种可怕的折磨。