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frighten vt.使惊吓；害怕vi.惊吓 (1) 惊吓鸽子是违法的。(2) 他们企图吓唬群众使他们屈服。(3) 他恐吓那位老人把所有的钱都给了他。(4) 你使我害怕,尽管你对我很温柔。(5) 那个小孩被恶狗吓坏了。 If horror movies and haunted houses frighten you, they scare you, and all it might take to frighten your skittish cat is the sound of the vacuum cleaner or coffee grinder. Frighten is the verb form of the noun fright. although originally the verb was also fright. The Old English source is fyrhtu, "fear, dread, trembling, or horrible sight."

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英 ['fraɪtn] 美 ['fraɪtn] (1) It is illegal to frighten a pigeon.(2) They tried to frighten the public into obedience.(3) He frightened the old man into giving him all the money.(4) You frighten me, even though you're gentle with me.(5) The little baby was frightened by the fierce dog. To frighten is to make someone feel afraid. Your new look — pink hair, tattoos, and piercings — will probably frighten your grandparents. 1[VERB 动词]使惊恐；使害怕；吓唬 If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.   [V n]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。Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.大多数孩子见到血就害怕。2[PHRASE 短语]使吓得魂飞魄散；使吓破了胆 If something frightens the life out of you, frightens the wits out of you, or frightens you out of your wits, it causes you to feel suddenly afraid or gives you a very unpleasant shock.   [V inflects]  [emphasis]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。3[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]吓跑；吓走；把…吓得躲远 If you frighten away a person or animal or frighten them off, you make them afraid so that they run away or stay some distance away from you.   [V P n (not pron)]  [V n P]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。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。4[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]使吓得不敢打交道(或参与) To frighten someone away or frighten them off means to make them nervous so that they decide not to become involved with a particular person or activity.   [V n P]  [V P n (not pron)]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。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。5[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]吓得…做… If you frighten someone into doing something they would not normally do, you make them do it by making them afraid not to do it.   [V n P -ing/n]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。相关词组：frighten away frighten into frighten off

英语单词	frighten
英美音标	英 ['fraɪtn] 美 ['fraɪtn]
中文释义	vt.使惊吓；害怕 vi.惊吓
英语例句	(1) It is illegal to frighten a pigeon. (2) They tried to frighten the public into obedience. (3) He frightened the old man into giving him all the money. (4) You frighten me, even though you're gentle with me. (5) The little baby was frightened by the fierce dog.
中文例句	(1) 惊吓鸽子是违法的。 (2) 他们企图吓唬群众使他们屈服。 (3) 他恐吓那位老人把所有的钱都给了他。 (4) 你使我害怕,尽管你对我很温柔。 (5) 那个小孩被恶狗吓坏了。
vocabulary简明	To frighten is to make someone feel afraid. Your new look — pink hair, tattoos, and piercings — will probably frighten your grandparents.
vocabulary扩展	If horror movies and haunted houses frighten you, they scare you, and all it might take to frighten your skittish cat is the sound of the vacuum cleaner or coffee grinder. Frighten is the verb form of the noun fright. although originally the verb was also fright. The Old English source is fyrhtu, "fear, dread, trembling, or horrible sight."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]使惊恐；使害怕；吓唬 If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. [V n] 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。 Most children are frightened by the sight of blood. 大多数孩子见到血就害怕。 2 [PHRASE 短语]使吓得魂飞魄散；使吓破了胆 If something frightens the life out of you, frightens the wits out of you, or frightens you out of your wits, it causes you to feel suddenly afraid or gives you a very unpleasant shock. [V inflects] [emphasis] 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。 3 [PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]吓跑；吓走；把…吓得躲远 If you frighten away a person or animal or frighten them off, you make them afraid so that they run away or stay some distance away from you. [V P n (not pron)] [V n P] 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。 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。 4 [PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]使吓得不敢打交道(或参与) To frighten someone away or frighten them off means to make them nervous so that they decide not to become involved with a particular person or activity. [V n P] [V P n (not pron)] 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。 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。 5 [PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]吓得…做… If you frighten someone into doing something they would not normally do, you make them do it by making them afraid not to do it. [V n P -ing/n] 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。相关词组： frighten away frighten into frighten off

Frighten [V Verb N Make Feel Afraid Phrasal