frightens

英 [ˈfraɪtnz]

美 [ˈfraɪtnz]

v.  使惊吓; 使惊恐
frighten的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使惊恐;使害怕;吓唬
  If something or someonefrightensyou, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
  1. 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。
  2. Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
     大多数孩子见到血就害怕。
• PHRASE 使吓得魂飞魄散;使吓破了胆
  If somethingfrightens the life out ofyou,frightens the wits out ofyou, orfrightensyouout of your wits, it causes you to feel suddenly afraid or gives you a very unpleasant shock.
  1. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 吓跑;吓走;把…吓得躲远
  If youfrighten awaya person or animal orfrightenthemoff, you make them afraid so that they run away or stay some distance away from you.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 使吓得不敢打交道(或参与)
  Tofrightensomeoneawayorfrightenthemoffmeans to make them nervous so that they decide not to become involved with a particular person or activity.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 吓得…做…
  If youfrightensomeoneintodoing something they would not normally do, you make them do it by making them afraid not to do it.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• I like it, but as the same time it frightens me.
  我喜欢，但同时这又够吓人的。
• The thought of war frightens me.
  想到战争就让我觉得不安。
• If you had to name the one thing that most frightens you about growing old, what would it be?
  假如让你来说出你对生命老化过程里最害怕的一件事，那会是什么呢？
• It frightens me how quickly children grow up these days.
  现在孩子们长得这么快真吓了我一跳。
• The future frightens me!
  我想想未来就可怕！
• Mr Medvedev responded by dismissing his western critics saying in a television interview that nothing frightens us, including the prospect of a cold war, but we do not want this, and in this situation all depends on the position of our partners.
  梅德韦杰夫驳斥了西方的批评。他在电视采访中表示：什么都吓不倒我们，包括可能的冷战，但我们不想要冷战。在这种形势下，一切取决于我们伙伴国的立场。
• Just the thought of Jonathan frightens me.
  想起他我就很害怕。
• I don't mind thunder, but lightning frightens me.
  我不怕打雷，可是闪电使我畏惧。
• It's likely the irreversibility of death that frightens us.
  这更像是死亡的必然性吓到我们了。
• It's a blooming nuisance because it frightens my dog to death.
  它真让人讨厌，快把我的狗吓死了。