Terrorize
vt. 使惊恐, 恐吓\\nvi. 实施恐怖统治
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
terrorize
terrorise, v
(a) [Tn] fill (sb/sth) with terror 使（某人[某事物]）畏惧
local gangs terrorizing the neighbourhood 使附近地区人心惶惶的地痞.
(b) [Tn.pr] ~ sb into sth/doing sth force sb to do sth by threats of violence, etc 胁迫某人做某事
villagers terrorized into leaving their homes 被逼离乡别井的村民.
🗣️ 情景例句
Right!
对！
Sometimes words hurt more than swords.
恶语有时伤人比刀剑更厉害。
While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days,
她一方面总是批评人的本性朝三暮四，另一方面她又持之以恒地寻找一个理想的佣人。