scarecrow

scare·crow

S0124700 (skâr′krō′)n.1. A crude image or effigy of a person set up in a field to scare birds away from growing crops.2. Something frightening but not dangerous.3. A gaunt or haggard person.

scarecrow

(ˈskɛəˌkrəʊ) n1. an object, usually in the shape of a man, made out of sticks and old clothes to scare birds away from crops2. a person or thing that appears frightening but is not actually harmful3. informal a. an untidy-looking personb. a very thin person

scare•crow

(ˈskɛərˌkroʊ)

n. 1. an object, usu. a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops. 2. something frightening but not dangerous. 3. a ragged or extremely thin person. [1545–55]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scarecrow - an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seedsbird-scarer, scarer, straw man, strawmaneffigy, simulacrum, image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"

scarecrow

nounA person wearing ragged or tattered clothing:ragamuffin, tatterdemalion.

Translations

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scare

(skeə) verb to startle or frighten. You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him. 驚嚇 惊吓 noun1. a feeling of fear or alarm. The noise gave me a scare. 嚇一跳 吓一跳2. a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people. a smallpox scare. 大恐慌 大恐慌scared adjective frightened. I'm scared of spiders; a scared little girl. 受驚的，害怕的 受惊的ˈscarecrow noun a figure set up eg in a field, to scare away birds and stop them eating the seeds etc. 稻草人 稻草人ˈscaremonger noun a person who spreads alarming rumours. 危言聳聽的人 散播骇人消息的人，散布谣言的人 scare away/off to make go away or stay away because of fear. The birds were scared away by the dog. 嚇跑 把...吓跑

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