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frightens

英 [ˈfraɪtnz]

美 [ˈfraɪtnz]

v.  使惊吓; 使惊恐
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柯林斯词典

  • VERB 使惊恐;使害怕;吓唬
    If something or someonefrightensyou, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
    1. He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear...
      他知道索利是想吓唬他,所以他挤出笑容掩饰自己的恐惧。
    2. Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
      大多数孩子见到血就害怕。
  • PHRASE 使吓得魂飞魄散;使吓破了胆
    If somethingfrightens the life out ofyou,frightens the wits out ofyou, orfrightensyouout of your wits, it causes you to feel suddenly afraid or gives you a very unpleasant shock.
    1. Fairground rides are intended to frighten the life out of you.
      露天游乐场的飞车就是想把人吓丢了魂儿。
  • PHRASAL VERB 吓跑;吓走;把…吓得躲远
    If youfrighten awaya person or animal orfrightenthemoff, you make them afraid so that they run away or stay some distance away from you.
    1. The fishermen said the company's seismic survey was frightening away fish...
      渔民们说这家公司进行的地震勘测把鱼都吓跑了。
    2. He fired into the air, hoping that the noise would frighten them off.
      他向空中开枪,希望枪声能把它们吓走。
  • PHRASAL VERB 使吓得不敢打交道(或参与)
    Tofrightensomeoneawayorfrightenthemoffmeans to make them nervous so that they decide not to become involved with a particular person or activity.
    1. Building society repossessions have frightened buyers off...
      建屋互助协会收回未偿清房贷的住房,这吓退了很多买家。
    2. The government is convinced that the bombers want to frighten away foreign investors.
      政府确信炸弹袭击者的目的是想吓跑外国投资者。
  • PHRASAL VERB 吓得…做…
    If youfrightensomeoneintodoing something they would not normally do, you make them do it by making them afraid not to do it.
    1. He was a bully. He tried to frighten people into doing what he wanted.
      他恃强欺弱,总是想吓得人们按他的意愿做事。

双语例句

  • What frightens me about being on horseback is that I don't feel as if I'm in control.
    骑马时使我恐惧的是我感到似乎不是我说了算。
  • It sort of frightens me. I guess I am kind of freaked out by it.
    它让我有点害怕。我想我可能被它弄得心里有些发毛。
  • Just the thought of Jonathan frightens me.
    想起他我就很害怕。
  • Our dog frightens birds away from the garden.
    我们的狗把花园的鸟给吓走了。
  • If you had to name the one thing that most frightens you about growing old, what would it be?
    假如让你来说出你对生命老化过程里最害怕的一件事,那会是什么呢?
  • The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me.
    在楼前徘徊的陌生人惊吓了我。
  • Well, to be honest, this frightens me.
    说实在的,我也因此承受着巨大的压力。
  • The power of education frightens them.
    他们害怕教育的力量。
  • This means they change their feeling towards things like smoking, or over-eating or what frightens them.
    这些改变可以是例如:吸烟、饮食过量或者是其它使他们感到害怕的事情。
  • The small monster frightens hurries to close the eye.
    于是。小怪物吓得赶紧闭上眼睛。