making you feel afraid 引起恐惧的;使惊恐的;骇人的 a frightening experience/prospect/thought 可怕的经历/景象/想法 a truly frightening horror movie 一部真正恐怖的恐怖电影 The noise was frightening. 那声音很可怕。 - it is frightening to think, see, hear, etc…
It's frightening to think it could happen again. 想到此事可能再次发生就使人不寒而栗。 - frightening to somebody
It was all very frightening to a small boy. 这对一个小男孩来说非常可怕。 - frightening for somebody
This is extremely frightening for elderly people. 这对老年人来说极其可怕。
Extra ExamplesThe situation was getting frightening. 局势变得可怕起来。 What can we do to make the experience less frightening? 我们怎样才能使这事儿不那么吓人呢?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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