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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

influence v. manipulate v. move v. strike

For the 11 September Attacks.

Which of the following is correct, idiomatic and in the same sense with each other?

1) The U.S influenced with terror.

2) The U.S manipulated with terror

3) The U.S moved with terror.

4) The U.S striked with terror.

The intended meaning is: The people in the U.S was frightened because of these attacks. Politicians were disturbed and the army was on alarm position.

Thank you.

I would like to catch the differences or nuances between different verbs via this example. I would like to check if they overlap for this context.
  

Top answer

hhtt striked The correct past of 'strike' is 'struck'. hhtt influenced with ... manipulated with terror ...

  • hhtt striked The correct past of 'strike' is 'struck'.
  • hhtt influenced with ...
  • manipulated with terror ...
  • moved with terror ...
  • struck with These are all wrong.
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hhttstriked
The correct past of 'strike' is 'struck'.
hhttinfluenced with ... manipulated with terror ... moved with terror ... struck with
These are all wrong. "with" is not used with these verbs.

The only meaningful sentence I can think of which is related to this subject is

The U.S. was struck by t
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CalifJimThese are all wrong. "with" is not used with these verbs.
I saw it in a dictionary entry and it is used in the news https://www.google.com.tr/?gws_rd=ssl#q=%22struck+with+terror%22&tbm=nws&start=40
CalifJim
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hhttused in the news
Yes. "struck with terror" is a fixed phrase meaning something like "made suddenly very afraid". With that meaning, however, it can't be applied to those other verbs.

CJ
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CalifJim Yes. "struck with terror" is a fixed phrase meaning something like "made suddenly very afraid". With that meaning, however, it can't be applied to those other verbs.CJ
Does "fixed phrase" mean "set phrase" ?

Thank you.
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hhttDoes "fixed phrase" mean "set phrase" ?
Yes.

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