例句：Annie has a great fear of water because she experienced drowning inthe river in her childhood.
安妮很怕水，因?yàn)樗r(shí)候曾經(jīng)有過(guò)溺水的經(jīng)歷。
dreadful adj. 可怕的，令人畏懼的
例句：Paul's mind began to fill with dreadful thoughts after he saw thehorror movie.
看過(guò)恐怖電影后，他心里逐漸充滿種種可怕的念頭。
terrify vt. 使恐怖，恐嚇
例句：It terrified me to think of the consequence of your action.
想到你行動(dòng)的后果，我就感到害怕。
threaten vt. 恐嚇，威脅，預(yù)示(危險(xiǎn))，可能來(lái)臨
例句：The strikers were threatened with dismissal if they did not returnto work.
罷工者受到威脅說(shuō)，如果他們不復(fù)工，就會(huì)被解雇。
menace n.威脅，危險(xiǎn)物 v.恐嚇，危及，威脅
例句：These international conflicts may constitute a menace to worldpeace.
這些國(guó)際性的沖突有可能對(duì)世界和平構(gòu)成威脅。
