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Frightened Scared I ˈfraɪtnd Afraid Fearful Terrified Feeling

This flashcard defines "frightened" as being anxious or afraid, often due to a recent or anticipated event. It also includes a usage note advising against confusing it with "frightening."

This flashcard defines "frightened" as being anxious or afraid, often due to a recent or anticipated event. It also includes a usage note advising against confusing it with "frightening."

word frightened
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frightened ★★☆☆☆
/fra͟ɪt(ə)nd/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]受惊的;害怕的 If you are frightened, you are anxious or afraid, often because of something that has just happened or that you think may happen.
  [oft v-link ADJ of n/-ing]
  • She was frightened of flying...

    她害怕坐飞机。

  • Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.

    米丽娅姆太害怕了,不敢告诉家人发生了什么事。

Usage Note :

Take care not to confuse frightened and frightening.

注意不要混淆frightened 和 frightening。


Oxford fright·ened / ˈfraɪtnd ; NAmE ˈfraɪtnd / adjective afraid; feeling fear 惊吓的;受惊的;害怕的 a frightened child 受了惊吓的小孩 Don't be frightened. 别害怕。 He sounded frightened. 他听起来受了惊。 frightenedof sth What are you frightened of? 你怕什么? frightenedof doing sth I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark. 我害怕在黑夜单独走路回家。 frightenedto do sth I'm too frightened to ask him now. 现在我吓得不敢问他了。 frightenedthat… She was frightened that the plane would crash. 她害怕飞机会坠毁。 frightenedfor sb I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.). 我为他的安全担惊受怕。 ( informal) I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death. 我绝不会干。我会吓死的。 synonyms at
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fright·ened / ˈfraɪtnd ; NAmE ˈfraɪtnd /
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frightenedfright‧ened /ˈfraɪtnd/ ●●● S3 adjective
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feeling afraid SYN  scared:  Don’t be frightened. We’re not going to hurt you.frightened of I was frightened of being left by myself in the house. Her father had an awful temper and she was always frightened of him.frightened to do something The boy was frightened to speak.frightened that She’s frightened that her ex-husband will find her. To tell the truth, I was frightened to death (=very frightened). a frightened horseDo not confuse frightened, which describes a feeling, and frightening, which describes something that makes you feel frightened: a frightened child | a frightening experienceTHESAURUSfrightened feeling worried because you might get hurt or because something bad might happen: · I was too frightened to say anything.· Many animals are frightened of fireworks.· Frightened residents called the police as the gang started throwing bricks.scared [not before noun] especially spoken frightened. Scared is less formal than frightened and is the usual word to use in everyday English: · I’m scared of dogs.· Old people are too scared to go out of their homes.afraid [not before noun] frightened. Afraid sounds more formal than frightened or scared: · Children are often afraid of the dark.· I was afraid that I might say the wrong thing.alarmed frightened and worried that something bad might happen: · She was alarmed at the thought of performing in front of an audience.· Alarmed passengers spotted fuel leaking from the plane.fearful formal frightened that something bad might happen: · They are fearful of another terrorist attack.· He was fearful that he might make another mistake.· a fearful panicvery frightenedterrified very frightened: · He looked terrified as the plane took off.· James was absolutely terrified of losing his only child.· He dragged the terrified woman into his car.petrified very frightened – used especially when you are so frightened that you cannot think or move: · She’s absolutely petrified of spiders.scared stiff/scared to death informal very frightened: · I had to make a speech, and I was scared stiff.· She was scared to death of her father.in terror written if you do something in terror, you do it because you are very frightened: · People fled in terror as the building went up in flames.
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frightened

[ˈfraɪtnd]
原型:frightened 是 frighten 的过去式
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ADJ13374
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受惊的(100%)
v.害怕;使吃惊;吓走(frighten的过去分词)
adj.害怕的;受惊的;受恐吓的

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