terrorize (one) into (something)

1. To force or coerce one to do something through the use of fear, violence, and intimidation. Marauders have been terrorizing residents of the small town into fleeing their homes. The gangsters terrorized local business owners into paying so-called protection money.

2. To cause one to enter into some state through the use of fear, violence, and intimidation. The secret task force terrorized the hardened criminal into a blubbering mess during their interrogation. The fascist government began terrorizing its citizens into silent obedience.

词组	terrorize (one) into (something)
释义	terrorize (one) into (something) terrorize (one) into (something) 1. To force or coerce one to do something through the use of fear, violence, and intimidation. Marauders have been terrorizing residents of the small town into fleeing their homes. The gangsters terrorized local business owners into paying so-called protection money. 2. To cause one to enter into some state through the use of fear, violence, and intimidation. The secret task force terrorized the hardened criminal into a blubbering mess during their interrogation. The fascist government began terrorizing its citizens into silent obedience. See also: terrorize Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: terrorize terrorize (one) out of (something) terrify (one) out of (something or some place) strong-arm man for fear of for fear of (something) for fear of something/of doing something torture torture (one) into (doing something) torture into
随便看	take somebody at their word take somebody by surprise take somebody for a ride take somebody into your confidence take somebody out of himself, herself, etc. take somebody's breath away take somebody's life take somebody's mind off something take somebody's name in vain take somebody/something at face value take somebody/something by storm take somebody/something for granted take somebody/something in hand take somebody/something seriously take somebody/something to the mat take somebody's part take somebody's place take somebody's point take somebody's temperature take somebody's word for it take somebody to task take somebody to the cleaners take some doing take (some) heat take some heat