| 词汇 | frighten |
| 释义 | frighten 2 ENTRIES FOUND: frighten (verb) life (noun) frighten /ˈfraɪtn̩/ verb frightens; frightened; frightening frighten /ˈfraɪtn̩/ verb frightens; frightened; frightening Learner's definition of FRIGHTEN 1 [+ object] : to cause (someone) to become afraid使惊恐；使害怕 The story really frightened me.这个故事真的吓到我了。 The child was badly frightened by the mask.这个面具把孩子吓坏了。 The story nearly frightened me to death. = The story nearly frightened the life out of me. [=the story frightened me very badly]这个故事快把我吓死了。 2 [no object] : to become afraid惊恐；害怕 She doesn't frighten easily.她不是轻易能吓倒的。 frighten away/off [phrasal verb] frighten (someone or something) away/off : to cause (someone or something) to go away or stay away because of fear吓走 The dog frightened the prowler away.狗吓走了那个鬼鬼祟祟转悠的人。 Tourists have been frightened off by the violence in the city.游客被市区的暴乱吓跑了。 frighten into [phrasal verb] frighten (someone) into (doing something) : to cause (someone) to do (something) because of fear把（某人）吓得做（某事） The insurance agent tried to frighten her into buying the most expensive flood insurance.保险代理人尽力吓唬她，想让她去买最贵的水灾险。 They frightened the boy into confessing his crime.他们恐吓男孩，想让他认罪。 frighten out of [phrasal verb] frighten (someone) out of (doing something) : to keep (someone) from (doing something) because of fear把（某人）吓得不敢做（某事） Bad economic news has frightened people out of putting their money in the stock market.负面经济新闻吓得人们不敢把钱投进股市。 — frightened adjective [more frightened; most frightened] Are you frightened [=afraid] of dogs?你怕狗吗？ a badly/very frightened child严重受惊的孩子 — frightening adjective [more frightening; most frightening] There were frightening noises outside my tent.我的帐篷外面传来吓人的响声。 a frightening mask吓人的面具 — frighteningly adverb The car came frighteningly close to the guardrail.车紧贴着护栏驶来，太吓人了。 It is frighteningly [=extremely] easy to mislead voters.选民极其容易被误导。 |
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