n.

1. 恐怖，惊骇[U][S1][（+of）]
   My elder sister has a terror of fire.

   我姐姐怕火。

2. 引起恐怖的事物（或人）[the S][（+of/to）]
   The detective, nicknamed Holmes, is a terror to criminals.

   那个外号叫福尔摩斯的侦探令罪犯闻之丧胆。

3. （常大写）恐怖统治[the S]
4. 【口】极讨厌的人[C]
   Your son's a little terror! Can you control him?

   你的儿子真讨厌！你可不可以管管他？

   That boy's a little terror.

   那男孩真是个小捣蛋。

5. 恐怖行动[U]

n.

1. extreme fear.
   ▸the use of terror to intimidate people.
   ▸a cause of terror.
   ▸ (the Terror) the period of the French Revolution when the ruling Jacobin faction ruthlessly executed anyone considered a threat to their regime.
2. (also holy terror) informal a person causing trouble or annoyance.