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Frightening Experience Things Stories Fright 英 Fraɪtnɪŋ] 美 Fraɪtnɪŋ

英语单词 frightening
英美音标 英 ['fraɪtnɪŋ] 美 ['fraɪtnɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.令人恐惧的;令人害怕的
动词frighten的现在分词.
英语例句 (1) I can't forget that frightening experience.
(2) It's really a frightening experience.
(3) He spoke in a frightening manner.
中文例句 (1) 我无法忘记那段令人恐惧的经历。
(2) 这真是一场令人恐惧的经历。
(3) 他说话的样子令人害怕。
vocabulary简明 Frightening things are scary or alarming. The sign of a really well-made horror film is that it's deeply frightening.
vocabulary扩展 Ghost stories are frightening, and so are car accidents, creepy old houses, and news stories about climate change. All of these things are capable of scaring people, causing them fright or terror or dread. Frightening and the verb frighten come from the noun fright, with its Old English root fyrhtu, which means "fear, dread, trembling," and also "horrible sight."
柯林斯解释
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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]令人惊恐的;令人害怕的;骇人的 If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
  • It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous...

    那段经历太恐怖了,他们表现得非常勇敢。

  • The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening.

    年轻人犯罪的人数多得骇人。

frighteningly
  • The country is frighteningly close to possessing nuclear weapons.

    这个国家离拥有核武器只有一步之遥,这令人不寒而栗。

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