horrify
gb/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/ us/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
C1
Anglų
elborzaszt
VEIKSMAŽODIS
C1
1
elborzaszt
C1
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] horrifies [someone]; It horrifies [someone] that [clause]
The footage horrified many viewers.
A felvétel sok nézőt elborzasztott.
It horrifies me that people can treat animals that way.
Elborzaszt, hogy az emberek így tudnak bánni az állatokkal.
Her casual jokes about the tragedy horrified the families involved.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The news horrified me.
A hír elborzasztott.
I was horrified by what I saw.
Elborzadtam attól, amit láttam.
Dažna klaida:
Usually transitive: you horrify someone (or someone is horrified). It is less common to use it without an object.
Reikšmė
shock and upset deeply
Kolokacijos
deeply horrify
|absolutely horrify
|horrify the public
|horrify viewers
|horrify readers
|horrify the community
|horrify someone to think
|horrify someone that...
|be horrified by
|be horrified at
Sinonimai
appall (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal.)
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shock (Often weaker and less focused on moral disgust.)
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disgust (Emphasizes revulsion more than shock or fear.)
Antonimai
delight (To give pleasure rather than shock or disgust.)
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reassure (To reduce fear or worry rather than cause it.)
Temos
emotions
|communication
|news_media
Apibrėžimas
To make someone feel very shocked and upset.
To make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
horrify
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
US/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
hor - rify (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (hor)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: horrify
- 3rd Person Singular: horrifies
- Present Participle: horrifying
- Past: horrified
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
be horrified (by/at)
1/bˈi hˈɔɹəfˌaɪd bˈaɪət/
fixed phrase
feel shocked and upset
To feel very shocked and upset because of something.
Pavyzdžiai
- I was horrified by the way he spoke to the staff.
- They were horrified at the amount of waste they saw.
- She was horrified by the message and deleted it immediately.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I was horrified by the accident.
- He is horrified at the idea.
be horrified to hear/learn/see
1/bˈi hˈɔɹəfˌaɪd tə hˈiɹlˈɛɹnsˈi/
fixed phrase
react with shock to news
To feel very shocked when you find something out.
Pavyzdžiai
- We were horrified to learn that the building had no fire exits.
- She was horrified to see how sick the dog looked.
- He was horrified to hear what had happened to his friend.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I was horrified to hear the news.
- She was horrified to see the damage.