| 单词 | frighten |
| 释义 | frighten (fraɪtən ) Word forms: frightens , frightening , frightened 1. verb B2 If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear. [VERB noun] Most children are frightened by the sight of blood. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: scare, shock, alarm, terrify 2. frighten the life/wits out of sb phrase 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. [emphasis] Fairground rides are intended to frighten the life out of you. Phrasal verbs: frighten away 1. phrasal verb B2 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. The fishermen said the company's seismic survey was frightening away fish. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He fired into the air, hoping that the noise would frighten them off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb 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. Building society repossessions have frightened buyers off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The government is convinced that the bombers want to frighten away foreign investors. [VERB PARTICLE noun] frighten into phrasal verb B2 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. He had been frightened into silence. frighten off frighten away Idioms: frighten the life out of someone or scare the life out of someone to frighten someone a great deal Further tests revealed that three of my veins had furred up and I needed triple bypass surgery. It scared the life out of me. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 惊恐 Japanese: 怖がらせる |
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