horrify
gb/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/ us/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
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Английский
elborzaszt
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elborzaszt
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Модель употребления:
[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.
Примеры для изучающих
The news horrified me.
A hír elborzasztott.
I was horrified by what I saw.
Elborzadtam attól, amit láttam.
Частая ошибка:
Usually transitive: you horrify someone (or someone is horrified). It is less common to use it without an object.
Значение
shock and upset deeply
Коллокации
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
Синонимы
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.)
Антонимы
delight (To give pleasure rather than shock or disgust.)
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reassure (To reduce fear or worry rather than cause it.)
Темы
emotions
|communication
|news_media
Определение
To make someone feel very shocked and upset.
To make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
horrify
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
US/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
Слоги и ударение
hor - rify (2 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (hor)
Формы слова
Verb
- Base: horrify
- 3rd Person Singular: horrifies
- Present Participle: horrifying
- Past: horrified
Родственные слова
Выражения
be horrified (by/at)
1/bˈi hˈɔɹəfˌaɪd bˈaɪət/
fixed phrase
feel shocked and upset
To feel very shocked and upset because of something.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- I was horrified to hear the news.
- She was horrified to see the damage.