| 释义 |
frighten off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | frighten off - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"daunt, frighten away, scare away, scare off, pall, scare, dashintimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats |
Translationsfrighten off
frighten offTo scare a person or an animal away from a particular place or thing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "frighten" and "off." Can you guys quit screaming at each other in the middle of the department? You're going to frighten off my 2 o'clock interview! I can do basic car repairs, but a major one like that would frighten me off, honestly. He shot his rifle in the air to frighten off the wolves.See also: frighten, offfrighten off
Synonyms for frighten offverb cause to lose courageSynonyms- daunt
- frighten away
- scare away
- scare off
- pall
- scare
- dash
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