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单词 frightener
释义

frightener

/ˈfrʌɪt(ə)nə /
noun
1A person or thing that frightens someone.At 42 inches long, the freshwater frightener was deemed ‘a very big catch any fisherman would be proud of’ by Bob Carlson, the owner of Carlson's Fishing Tackle, Kendal....
  • The fire at Fat Boy's was only meant to be a frightener.
  • So Eriksson, in a move of stunning and unexpected simplicity, has made the second frightener his captain.
1.1British informal A member of a criminal gang who intimidates its victims.More than once he has had to flee his home to escape armed frighteners.

Phrases

put the frighteners on

Rhymes

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