恐怖

kǒng bù

HSK 7–9

Meaning

由于生命受到威胁而引起的恐惧、害怕；也指令人恐惧的事物或场景。

Terror; horror; frightening; extremely scared or terrifying.

通常用作形容词或名词，描述令人感到害怕、恐惧的事情或状态。

Often used as an adjective or noun to describe things or states that cause fear or terror.

1 这部电影太恐怖了，我不敢看。 (This movie is too scary, I dare not watch it.)
2 恐怖袭击给人们带来了巨大的恐慌。 (The terrorist attack caused great panic among people.)
3 夜晚的森林里传来恐怖的声音。 (Frightening sounds came from the forest at night.)
4 他的脸色苍白，看起来非常恐怖。 (His face was pale, looking very terrifying.)
5 这种疾病在历史上曾造成恐怖的死亡率。 (This disease caused a terrifying mortality rate in history.)

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