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单词 scared
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scared

adjective
 
/skeəd/
/skerd/
Idioms
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  1. frightened of something or afraid that something bad might happen
    • The thieves got scared and ran away.
    • He looked scared and hid behind Jesse.
    • scared of doing something She is scared of going out alone.
    • scared of somebody/something He's scared of heights.
    • scared to do something People are scared to use the buses late at night.
    • Some victims are too scared to speak out.
    • scared (that)… I’m scared (that) I’m going to fall.
    • scared at something He was scared at the prospect of running out of food.
    • scared at doing something Anne was scared at seeing her father crying.
    • scared for something We were scared for our lives (= thought we would die).
    • a scared look
    • I was scared to death (= very frightened).
    • We were scared stiff (= very frightened).
    • He's scared out of his mind (= very frightened).
    Synonyms afraidafraid
    • frightened
    • scared
    • terrified
    • alarmed
    • paranoid
    These words all describe feeling or showing fear.
    • afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
      • There’s nothing to be afraid of.
      • Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?
    • frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
      • a frightened child
      • She was frightened that the glass would break.
    • scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
      • The thieves got scared and ran away.
    afraid, frightened or scared?Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/​frightened/​scared of somebody/​something/​doing something or afraid/​frightened/​scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/​scared about something/​doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.
    • terrified very frightened:
      • I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
      • She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.
    • alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
      • She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
    • paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:
      • You’re just being paranoid.
    Patterns
    • afraid/​frightened/​scared of spiders, etc.
    • frightened/​scared/​paranoid about
    • afraid/​frightened/​scared/​terrified that
    • afraid/​frightened/​scared to open the door, etc.
    • Don’t be afraid/​frightened/​scared/​alarmed.
    see also shit-scared
    Extra Examples
    • He wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.
    • I'm feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation.
    • It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about.
    Topics Feelingsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • be running
    • feel
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • about
    • at
    • of
    phrases
    • scared out of your wits
    • scared stiff
    • scared to death
    See full entry
Idioms
be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow
  1. to be very easily frightened; to be very nervousTopics Feelingsc2
be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits
(also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody)
  1. to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much
    • I was scared out of my wits!
    • The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.
be scared/bored witless
  1. (informal) to be extremely frightened or boredTopics Feelingsc2
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