terrify /ˈterifai/ vt. 使害怕，使惊吓：be terrified at/by/with sth. 为某事吓了一跳：We were terrified at the deafening explosion. 我们被震耳欲聋的爆炸声吓了一跳。The child was terrified by the big dog. 小孩被那条狗吓了一跳。The old lady was terrified of crossing such a busy road. 老大娘不敢穿过如此繁忙的大道。
terrifying adj. 可怕的：A terrifying scream in the blackness of the night made my blood run cold. 黑夜里一声可怕的尖叫让我毛骨悚然。
