Learner's definition of TERROR
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: a very strong feeling of fear惊骇;恐怖 [noncount]
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The sound of guns being fired fills me with terror.开枪的声音让我内心充满恐惧。
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There was a look of (sheer) terror on her face.她一脸的惊恐。
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Many civilians fled in terror.许多百姓惊慌地逃离了。
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They lived in terror of being discovered. = They lived in terror that they would be discovered.他们生活在恐惧中,生怕被发现。
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Until recently, the mere mention of the disease struck terror in (the hearts of) people.直到最近,只要一提起这种疾病,人们就会胆战心惊。
[singular]
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: something that causes very strong feelings of fear : something that is terrifying恐怖的事情;令人害怕的东西 [count]
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[noncount] : violence that is committed by a person, group, or government in order to frighten people and achieve a political goal(基于某种政治目的的)恐怖行动,暴力行为 -
a regime that rules by terror暴力政权
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bombings and other acts of terror炸弹袭击和其他恐怖行动
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These people have been living with terror and the threat of terror for many years.多年来,这些人一直生活在恐怖行动的折磨与威胁中。
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a war on terror [=terrorism]反恐战争
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a campaign of terror against ethnic minority groups一次针对他们的敌人的恐怖活动
— see also reign of terror 4
[count] informal : a child who behaves very badly淘气鬼;小捣蛋
hold no terror
or hold no terrors
◊ If something holds no terror/terrors for you, you are not afraid of it.不足为惧