Frighten
[ 'fraɪtn ]
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vt. 使惊恐，使恐慌;吓走，赶走;
vi. 害怕，惊恐;
💡 词根助记
fright惊恐+ en使... → 使惊恐
📝 例句
The ghost story frightened the child.
这个鬼怪故事使孩子十分惊恐。
frighten sb. into doing sth.
吓得某人做某事
I am afraid I may frighten the company, frighten or enthrall them.
我怕我会吓坏那些人，吓坏了他们或是使他们迷惑不解。
They can frighten you, scramble your brains, make you tremble.
他们可以恐吓你，打破你的脑袋，使你胆战心惊。
They tried in vain to frighten him with threats.
他们百般恫吓，依然无效。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ f-似“剑”,right-右,en-ren拼音“人”突然冲进来,使所有的人惊恐
※ f-拼音“飞”,right-正好,en-谐音“嗯”:飞机正好在我从我头前坠落,嗯,吓了我一大跳
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
frighten
v
1 [Tn] fill (sb) with fear; make afraid; scare （使某人）感到恐惧; 使害怕; 惊吓
Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. 对不起, 我不是故意吓唬你的.
Loud traffic frightens horses. 车辆噪音使马受惊.
2 (idm 习语) frighten/scare sb to `death/out of his `wits; frighten the `life out of sb frighten sb very much; terrify or startle sb 惊吓某人; 使某人恐怖或惊愕
The child was frightened to death by the violent thunderstorm. 那孩子让狂风暴雨吓得要命.
You frightened the life out of me/frightened me out of my wits suddenly knocking on the window like that! 你突然那样敲窗户真把我的魂儿都吓掉了. frighten/scare the daylights out of sb => daylights.
3 (phr v) frighten sb/sth away/off force or drive (a person or an animal) to run away by frightening him/it 将（人或动物）吓跑
The alarm frightened the burglars away. 警铃声把贼吓跑了.
The children's shouts frightened off the birds. 孩子们的喊声把鸟儿吓飞了. frighten sb into/out of doing sth cause sb to do/not to do sth by frightening him 吓得某人做[不敢做]某事
News of the robberies frightened many people into fitting new locks to their doors. 发生抢劫的消息把许多人吓得装上新门锁.
🎯 考研助记
看到拿剑（f）的人从右边（right）突然冲进来，使所有的人（ren） 惊恐
🔁 扩展释义
*['fraitn]vt. 使惊吓vi. 惊恐相关词组: frighten sb out of doing sth frighten sb into doing sth
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Please. That sounds good.
听起来不错，请给我弄一杯。
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。
And why only snakes? Cats, for instance, would be greatly helped; no running fights with large, fierce rats or tussles with grown rabbits -- just a bite and no more effort needed.
为什么只有蛇才有毒液呢？譬如说，如果猫有毒液，那对猫会大有帮助，它就不必再和又大又凶的老鼠边跑边博斗了，也不必再和大兔子扭斗了，只要咬一口，就不必再费大力气。