
对……害怕
I lived in terror of her sudden caprices and moods.
她任性易变喜怒无常,让我整天提心吊胆。
I lived in terror of not being misunderstood.
我生活在不被误解的恐惧之中。
The naughty boy stood in terror of his father.
那调皮的男孩子很怕他父亲。
These are people living in terror of a government with vastly expanded new powers—and to what end?
这是些在权力日益扩大的政府恐怖统治下的人群——但目的是什么呢?
The little apprentice in particular lived in terror of his boss, who had born down on him so often and so hard that there was little left.
小学徒对老板怕的要死,老板经常整他,而且整的很严重,可把他整坏了。
"in terror of" 是一个介词短语,表示"处于对某事物的极度恐惧中"。其核心含义包含两个层面:
情感强度
使用"terror"而非普通词汇"fear",强调剧烈、压倒性的恐慌,常伴随身体颤抖、行动失控等生理反应,例如:
The hostages were in terror of the gunman's sudden outbursts.(人质对持枪者突然的暴怒感到极度恐惧)
持续性状态
"in"表明这是一种持续存在的心理状态,而非短暂的情绪。比如:
She has lived in terror of earthquakes since childhood.(她自幼年起便对地震怀有挥之不去的恐惧)
常见搭配:
近义短语对比:
该短语多用于文学、新闻报道等正式语境,日常口语中更常用"terrified of"。使用时需注意对象明确性,避免模糊表达。
单词:in terror of词性:短语
in terror of 这个短语通常用于描述某个人或事物因为某种原因而害怕、恐惧、担忧或畏惧。其后接名词或动名词作宾语,表示害怕的对象或原因。
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