[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](尤指令人不快的事意外发生造成的)惊骇,恐惧Fright is a sudden feeling of fear, especially the fear that you feel when something unpleasant surprises you.
The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin uttered a shriek and jumped with fright...
蒸汽管突然发出咯咯的响声,富兰克林尖叫一声,吓得跳了起来。
The birds smashed into the top of their cages in fright...
鸟儿惊恐地冲过去,撞到了笼子顶上。
To hide my fright I asked a question.
为了掩饰自己的恐惧,我问了个问题。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]惊吓;恐怖的体验Afright is an experience which makes you suddenly afraid.
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The snake picked up its head and stuck out its tongue which gave everyone a fright...
蛇突然昂起头,吐出芯子,每个人都吓了一跳。
The last time you had a real fright, you nearly crashed the car.
上一次你吓得够呛,差点儿把车撞烂了。
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[PHRASE 短语](因…)受惊吓 If a person or animal takes fright at something, they are suddenly frightened by it, and want to run away or to stop doing what they are doing.
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An untrained horse had taken fright at the sound of gunfire...
一匹未经训练的马听到枪响受了惊。
When costs soared, the studio took fright and recalled the company from Rome.
成本一路狂飙,制片厂受惊之余撤回了罗马的公司。
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fright/fraɪt; NAmEfraɪt/noun1[uncountable ]a feeling of fear 惊吓;恐怖◆to cry out in fright吓得大声叫喊◆He was shaking with fright.他吓得发抖。☞synonyms at
fear
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stage fright
2[countable ]an experience that makes you feel fear 使人惊吓的经历;恐怖的经历◆You gave me a frightjumping out at me like that. 你这样跳起来扑向我,把我吓了一大跳。◆I got the fright of my life.我吓得要命。IDIOMSlook a ˈfright( old-fashioned) ( BrE) to look ugly or ridiculous 模样丑陋;像丑八怪;样子古怪take ˈfright (at sth)( formal) to be frightened by sth (因某事)受惊吓◆The birds took fright and flew off.鸟受惊飞走了。frightfrightsfrightedfrightingfright/fraɪt; NAmEfraɪt/
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frightfright /fraɪt/ ●●○ noun
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1[singular, uncountable] a sudden feeling of fear: You gave me such a fright creeping up on me like that!get/have a fright I got an awful fright when I realised how much money I owed.with fright He was shaking with fright.in fright Several of the children cried out in fright.► see thesaurus at
fear
2take fright to be very afraid of something, especially so that you run away from it or do not do something that you were going to do: The bird took fright and flew away. She had promised to marry him, but took fright at the last moment.3look a fright old-fashioned to look untidy or unattractive →
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