frighten
verb [ T ] uk/?fra?.t?n/ us/?fra?.t?n/
B2 使害怕，使受惊
to make someone feel fear
He frightens me when he drives so fast. 他开车这么快，我很害怕。
You'll frighten the baby wearing that mask. 你戴那个面具会吓着宝宝的。
The noise frightened me to death/out of my wits (= gave me a severe fright). 那声音吓得我要死／不知所措。
- More examples
- They fired off several shots to frighten us.
- The fast-moving traffic frightened the horse.
- I was frightened by the anger in his voice.
- He frightens people by creeping up on them.
- Don't let her frighten you, her bark is worse than her bite.
Phrasal verbs
frighten someone/something away/off 把…吓走
to make a person or animal feel fear in order to make them go away
Be quiet or you'll frighten the deer off. 别出声，否则会把鹿吓跑的。
使…紧张得不去做…
#p#分页标题#e#to make someone so nervous that they decide not to do something
Many potential buyers were frightened off by the ￡1 million price tag. 很多潜在的买主都对这一百万英镑的价格标签望而却步。
frighten someone into something 把（某人）吓得…
to make someone so frightened that they do something they did not want to do
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