terrified
terrified — 形容詞
1. feeling extreme fear or worry that something bad might happen, to the point wher
嚇壞；恐懼
感到極度害怕或驚慌
feeling extreme fear or worry that something bad might happen, to the point where it is hard to think or act normally
Heather was terrified of spiders and would scream whenever she saw one in the bathroom.
Heather 非常害怕蜘蛛，每次在浴室看到蜘蛛都會尖叫。
terrified of [something]
The boy was terrified that his parents would forget to pick him up from school.
那個男孩嚇壞了，怕父母會忘記來學校接他。
terrified that [clause]
Noa felt terrified before the first piano recital, but the teacher said everyone gets nervous.
Noa 在第一次鋼琴演奏會前感到非常害怕，但他的老師說每個人都會緊張。
The kitten, terrified by the loud thunder, hid under the sofa for two hours.
那隻小貓被大雷聲嚇到，躲在沙發下躲了兩個小時。
Lara was too terrified to speak when she found herself alone in the dark forest.
Lara 發現自己獨自在黑暗的森林裡時，嚇得說不出話來。
- scared
less intense than 'terrified'; used in everyday situations
- frightened
similar level to 'scared', slightly more formal in tone
- petrified
even stronger than 'terrified'; suggests being frozen with fear and unable to move
- horrified
combines fear with shock or disgust
文法句型
terrified of [noun/-ing]
terrified that [clause]
too terrified to [verb]
terrified by [noun]
用法筆記
Commonly used in four patterns: 'terrified of [noun/gerund]', 'terrified that [clause]', 'terrified by [noun]', and the structure 'too terrified to [verb]'. Much stronger than 'scared' or 'frightened' — it describes a level of fear that can make a person freeze, scream, or be unable to react.