/ˈterəraɪz ||; ˈtɛrəˌraɪz/(also -ise) verb [T] to make sb feel frightened by using or threatening to use violence against him/her 恐吓；威胁: The gang has terrorized the neighbourhood for months. 数月来，那个帮派已使那一带的人惶惶不可终日。