frightened

英 [ˈfraɪtnd]

美 [ˈfraɪtnd]

adj.  惊吓的; 受惊的; 害怕的
v.  使惊吓; 使惊恐
frighten的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：frightened　过去式：frightened　

IELTSTEM8

Oxford 3000 / BNC.3398 / COCA.5786

习惯用语

adj.

be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow
• 非常胆小（或十分紧张）
  to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous
be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits
• 吓得魂不附体
  to be very frightened

牛津词典

adj.

• 惊吓的；受惊的；害怕的
  afraid; feeling fear
  1. a frightened child
     受了惊吓的小孩
  2. Don't be frightened.
     别害怕。
  3. What are you frightened of?
     你怕什么？
  4. I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark.
     我害怕在黑夜单独走路回家。
  5. He sounded frightened.
     他听起来受了惊。
  6. I'm too frightened to ask him now.
     现在我吓得不敢问他了。
  7. She was frightened that the plane would crash.
     她害怕飞机会坠毁。
  8. I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.) .
     我为他担惊受怕。
  9. I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death .
     我绝不会干。我会吓死的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 受惊的;害怕的
  If you arefrightened, you are anxious or afraid, often because of something that has just happened or that you think may happen.
  1. She was frightened of flying...
     她害怕坐飞机。
  2. 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。

Take care not to confusefrightenedandfrightening.
注意不要混淆frightened 和 frightening。

英英释义

adj

• made afraid
  1. the frightened child cowered in the corner
  2. too shocked and scared to move
  Synonym:scared
• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
  1. became panicky as the snow deepened
  2. felt panicked before each exam
  3. trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd
  4. the terrified horse bolted
  Synonym:panickypanickedpanic-strickenpanic-struckterrified

双语例句

• The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors
  股票市场的猛跌吓坏了国外投资者。
• 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 little small-town banks were traditionally very frightened that Wall Street would come to dominate the whole country
  偏狭守旧的小银行通常都很害怕华尔街会控制整个国家。
• We will not be frightened by threats.
  威胁是不能把我们吓倒的。
• Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
  大多数孩子见到血就害怕。
• 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。
• They frightened him from his plan.
  他们吓得他放弃了他的计划。
• I was too tired and frightened to find comfort in that familiar promise.
  我既疲惫又恐惧，就连那熟悉的承诺都无法让我感到安慰。
• She was frightened of flying
  她害怕坐飞机。
• He was frightened into confessing.
  他在恐吓之下招认了。