frighten
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. 使惊恐
He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear. 他知道索利想吓唬他，因此微笑着掩饰自己的恐惧。
2. PHRASE If something frightens the life out of you, frightens the wits out of you, or frightens you out of your wits, it causes you to feel suddenly afraid or gives you a very unpleasant shock. 使吓得魂不附体[强调]
Fairground rides are intended to frighten the life out of you. 露天游乐场的飞车就是要把你们吓得魂不附体。
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frighten /ˈfraɪtən/ (frightening,frightened,frightens)
剑桥词典
- to make someone feel fear
- They fired off several shots to frighten us.
- The fast-moving traffic frightened the horse .
- I was frightened by the anger in his voice .
- He frightens people by creeping up on them.
- Don't let her frighten you, her bark is worse than her bite .
使害怕，使受惊
He frightens me when he drives so fast . 他开车这么快，我很害怕。
You'll frighten the baby wearing that mask . 你戴那个面具会吓着宝宝的。
The noise frightened me to death /out of my wits (= gave me a severe fright ). 那声音吓得我要死／不知所措。
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