| 单词 | frighten away |
| 释义 | frighten away or frighten off 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 See full dictionary entry for frighten 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] |
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