考研英语完型考过的词汇辨析 fear, panic, dread, alarm, fright, horror, terror 害怕,恐惧 fear 普通用词 The child was shaking with fear
小孩吓得发抖
a fear of the dark 害怕黑暗 panic 强调因恐惧而失去控制、惊慌失措 Office workers fled in panic as the fire took hold
起火时,办公室人员惊慌逃出
dread 含有对将要发生的事感到恐惧、害怕的意思 The prospect of growing old fills me with dread
想到人会一天天老起来便使我充满恐惧
alarm 强调因意识到有危险而感到恐惧的心理 The bandits scattered in alarm
匪徒们惶惶然四散逃窜
fright 含有受到惊吓的意思 to cry out in fright 吓得大声叫喊 horror 侧重因看到讨厌、危险的东西或情景而引起的恐惧及厌恶的情绪 drew back in horror at the sight of an enormous spider 看到一只巨大的蜘蛛而吓得直退 还构成 to one’s horror“令人恐惧的是” To her horror, the man produced a gun
那个人拔出了枪,让她大为恐惧 terror 语气最强,指极度恐惧 People fled from the explosion in terror
人们惊恐地逃离了爆炸现场
还可指(政治上的)恐怖 a campaign of terror 恐怖运动 argument ,controversy ,dispute ,debate 争论,争端 argument 辩论双方均以事实或