horrify
gb/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/ us/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
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shock and upset deeply
To make someone feel very shocked and upset.
用法模式：
[something] horrifies [someone]; It horrifies [someone] that [clause]
常见错误：
Usually transitive: you horrify someone (or someone is horrified). It is less common to use it without an object.
近义词
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.)
反义词
delight (To give pleasure rather than shock or disgust.)
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reassure (To reduce fear or worry rather than cause it.)
搭配
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
主题
emotions
|communication
|news_media
例句
- The footage horrified many viewers.
- It horrifies me that people can treat animals that way.
- Her casual jokes about the tragedy horrified the families involved.
学习者例句
- The news horrified me.
- I was horrified by what I saw.
语法
词典原形
horrify
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
US/hˈɔɹəfˌaɪ/
音节与重音
hor - rify （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (hor)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: horrify
- 3rd Person Singular: horrifies
- Present Participle: horrifying
- Past: horrified
词族
相关表达
be horrified (by/at)
1/bˈi hˈɔɹəfˌaɪd bˈaɪət/
fixed phrase
feel shocked and upset
To feel very shocked and upset because of something.
例句
- 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.
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.
例句
- 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.