frighten
v
1 [Tn] fill (sb) with fear; make afraid; scare (使某人)感到恐惧; 使害怕; 惊吓
Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. 对不起, 我不是故意吓唬你的.
Loud traffic frightens horses. 车辆噪音使马受惊.
2 (idm 习语) frighten/scare sb to `death/out of his `wits; frighten the `life out of sb frighten sb very much; terrify or startle sb 惊吓某人; 使某人恐怖或惊愕
The child was frightened to death by the violent thunderstorm. 那孩子让狂风暴雨吓得要命.
You frightened the life out of me/frightened me out of my wits suddenly knocking on the window like that! 你突然那样敲窗户真把我的魂儿都吓掉了. frighten/scare the daylights out of sb => daylights.
3 (phr v) frighten sb/sth away/off force or drive (a person or an animal) to run away by frightening him/it 将(人或动物)吓跑
The alarm frightened the burglars away. 警铃声把贼吓跑了.
The children's shouts frightened off the birds. 孩子们的喊声把鸟儿吓飞了. frighten sb into/out of doing sth cause sb to do/not to do sth by frightening him 吓得某人做[不敢做]某事
News of the robberies frightened many people into fitting new locks to their doors. 发生抢劫的消息把许多人吓得装上新门锁.
🎯 考研助记
看到拿剑(f)的人从右边(right)突然冲进来,使所有的人(ren) 惊恐
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*['fraitn]vt. 使惊吓vi. 惊恐相关词组: frighten sb out of doing sth frighten sb into doing sth
Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.