terrorize

英 ['terəraɪz] 美 ['terəraɪz]

• v. 令人恐怖；实施恐怖统治

英英释义

Verb:

1. coerce by violence or with threats

2. fill with terror; frighten greatly

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Taken to an extreme, this strategy can intimidate and terrorize.
   更极端的是，这种策略甚至会让人身险恐惧。
2. It is known to terrorize people, which makes it even more cool.
   据说它的样子会吓到人类，这就使它更酷了。
3. This gang terrorized the entire community.
   这个帮派对整个社区实施恐怖统治。

经典引文

• Youths who'd been terrorising the neighbourhood.

  出自： W. Trevor

• Doctors..camping..in the wilderness terrorized by strange happenings.

  出自：Japan Times

近反义词

【近义词】

• scare 受惊吓
• threaten 威胁
• intimidate 胁迫
• terrify 使害怕
• frighten 使惊吓
• bully 欺凌弱小者
• coerce 强制
• prey 牺牲者
• terrorise <主英>=terror...