34.1.8. gy. A1C1 (példák)

panic verb /ˈpæn.ɪk/ [I or T] (panicking, panicked, panicked) pánikba esik, megrémül; pánikba ejt, megrémít vkit

Don't panic! We've got plenty of time.

The fire panicked the horses.

The boss always panics over/about the budget every month.

scare verb /skeər/ [T] megrémít; megijed

Sudden, loud noises scare me.

shock verb /ʃɒk/ [I or T] megdöbbent, megrémít; megbotránkoztat, sért

The advertisements were designed to shock - that was the whole point of the campaign.

I think it shocks him to hear women talking about sex.

The news of the accident shocked the family deeply.

terrify verb /ˈter.ə.faɪ/ [T] megrémít

Her husband's violence terrified her.

astonishment noun /əˈstɒn.ɪʃ.mənt/ [U] meglepetés, döbbenet

To my astonishment, she started laughing.

She gasped in astonishment.

despair noun /dɪˈspeər/ [U] kétségbeesés

a mood/sense of despair

They're in the depths of despair over/about the money they've lost.

distress noun /dɪˈstres/ [U] 1 kétségbeesés; kín

The newspaper reports caused her a great deal of distress.

fright noun /fraɪt/ [U or no plural] ijedség, rémület

That dog gave me a terrible fright.

She screamed in fright when she saw him.

horror noun /ˈhɒr.ər/ [U] rémület

People watched in horror as the plane crashed to the ground.

The thought of speaking in front of so many people fills me with horror.

I then realized to my absolute horror, that I had forgotten the present.

nightmare noun /ˈnaɪt.meər/ [C] 1 rémálom (átv.) (rossz élmény/tapasztalat)

Being trapped underwater is my worst nightmare.

The whole journey was a nightmare - we lost our luggage and we arrived two days late.