horrify
gb/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/ us/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
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Англійська
elborzaszt
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elborzaszt
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Модель уживання:
[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.
Навчальні приклади
The news horrified me.
A hír elborzasztott.
I was horrified by what I saw.
Elborzadtam attól, amit láttam.
Поширена помилка:
Usually transitive: you horrify someone (or someone is horrified). It is less common to use it without an object.
Значення
shock and upset deeply
Словосполучення
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
Синоніми
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.)
Антоніми
delight (To give pleasure rather than shock or disgust.)
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reassure (To reduce fear or worry rather than cause it.)
Теми
emotions
|communication
|news_media
Визначення
To make someone feel very shocked and upset.
To make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted.
Граматика
Словникова форма
horrify
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
US/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
Склади й наголос
hor - rify (2 склади)
Stress on 1st syllable (hor)
Форми слова
Verb
- Base: horrify
- 3rd Person Singular: horrifies
- Present Participle: horrifying
- Past: horrified
Споріднені слова
Вирази
be horrified (by/at)
1/bˈi hˈɔɹəfˌaɪd bˈaɪət/
fixed phrase
feel shocked and upset
To feel very shocked and upset because of something.
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- I was horrified to hear the news.
- She was horrified to see the damage.