frighten
verb [transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they frighten | |
| he / she / it frightens | |
| past simple frightened | |
| past participle frightened | |
| -ing form frightening |
to make somebody suddenly feel afraid 使惊吓；使惊恐 - frighten (somebody)
Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. 对不起，我没有吓唬你的意思。 - (informal)
He used to frighten me to death (= a lot), zooming about on his go-cart. 他过去常常骑着他的手推车，把我吓死。 She's not easily frightened. 她不是能轻易吓倒的。 She doesn't frighten easily (= it is not easy to make her afraid). 她不是能轻易吓倒的。 - it frightens somebody to think, see, hear, etc…
It really frightens me to think how this might have ended. 想到这可能会如何结束，我真的很害怕。 - it frightens somebody that…
It frightened him that she could see so easily into his private thoughts. 她能如此轻易地看穿他的私人想法，这使他感到害怕。
Synonyms frightenfrighten- scare
- alarm
- terrify
- frighten to make somebody feel afraid, often suddenly:
He brought out a gun and frightened them off. 他掏出一把枪，把他们吓跑了。
- scare to make somebody feel afraid:
They managed to scare the bears away. 他们设法把那些熊吓跑了。
- alarm to make somebody anxious or afraid:
It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously. 谁都不认真对待这个问题，我非常担心。
- terrify to make somebody feel extremely afraid:
Flying terrified her. 她害怕坐飞机。
frighten or scare? 用 frighten 还是 scare？ - to frighten/scare somebody/something away/off
- to frighten/scare/terrify somebody into doing something
- It frightens/scares/alarms/terrifies me that…
- It frightens/scares/alarms/terrifies me to think, see, etc.
Extra ExamplesDon't creep around like that! You frightened the life out of me! 不要这样蹑手蹑脚地到处走！你把我吓得要命！ The prospect of war really frightens me. 战争的即将到来真的把我吓坏了。 Stop it! You're frightening me! 住手！你吓着我了！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- really
- almost
- easily
- …
- want to
- not mean to
- try to
- …
- frighten somebody to death
- frighten the life out of somebody
- frighten (somebody)
Idioms
frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of somebody
- (informal)
to frighten somebody very much 吓得某人六神无主（或魂飞魄散）
frighten/scare the life out of somebody
- (informal)
to frighten somebody very much 吓得某人六神无主（或魂飞魄散） You scared the life out of me coming in so suddenly like that. 你这样突然闯进来吓得我魂不附体。
frighten/scare somebody to death
- (informal)
to frighten somebody very much 吓得某人六神无主（或魂飞魄散） Spiders frighten him to death. 蜘蛛吓死他了。