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frighten

释义

frighten

verb transitive

UK /ˈfraɪt(ə)n/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	frighten
he/she/it	frightens
present participle	frightening
past tense	frightened
past participle	frightened

1
to make someone feel afraid, especially suddenly
Stop it! You’re frightening the children!
Synonyms and related words
To make someone afraid or frightened
frighten
alarm
scare
1. 1a
  to make someone feel nervous or worried
  The thought of war frightens me.
  It frightens me how quickly children grow up these days.
  Synonyms and related words
  To make someone worried or nervous
  worry
  concern
  tear apart
2. 1b
  to persuade someone to do or not do something by making them feel afraid
  frighten someone into/out of doing something:
  adverts that frighten people into buying expensive security equipment
  Synonyms and related words
  To encourage someone to do or to not do something
  encourage
  persuade
  convince
  Synonyms and related words
  To make someone afraid or frightened
  frighten
  alarm
  scare

phrases

frighten the life out of someone/frighten someone to death

phrasal verbs

frighten away/off

frighten

verb transitive

US /ˈfraɪt(ə)n/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	frighten
he/she/it	frightens
present participle	frightening
past tense	frightened
past participle	frightened

1
to make someone feel afraid, especially suddenly
Stop it! You’re frightening the children!
Synonyms and related words
To make someone afraid or frightened
frighten
alarm
scare
1. 1a
  to make someone feel nervous or worried
  The thought of war frightens me.
  It frightens me how quickly children grow up these days.
  Synonyms and related words
  To make someone worried or nervous
  worry
  concern
  tear apart
2. 1b
  to persuade someone to do or not do something by making them feel afraid
  frighten someone into/out of doing something:
  adverts that frighten people into buying expensive security equipment
  Synonyms and related words
  To encourage someone to do or to not do something
  encourage
  persuade
  convince
  Synonyms and related words
  To make someone afraid or frightened
  frighten
  alarm
  scare

phrases

frighten the life out of someone/frighten someone to death

phrasal verbs

frighten away/off

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