frightened

adj.

1. 惊吓的；受惊的；害怕的
   afraid; feeling fear
   1. a frightened child
      受了惊吓的小孩
   2. Don't be frightened.
      别害怕。
   3. What are you frightened of?
      你怕什么？
   4. I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark.
      我害怕在黑夜单独走路回家。
   5. He sounded frightened.
      他听起来受了惊。
   6. I'm too frightened to ask him now.
      现在我吓得不敢问他了。
   7. She was frightened that the plane would crash.
      她害怕飞机会坠毁。
   8. I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.) .
      我为他担惊受怕。
   9. I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death .
      我绝不会干。我会吓死的。

1. ADJ-GRADED 受惊的;害怕的
   If you are frightened, you are anxious or afraid, often because of something that has just happened or that you think may happen.
   1. She was frightened of flying...
      她害怕坐飞机。
   2. Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.
      米丽娅姆太害怕了，不敢告诉家人发生了什么事。

Take care not to confuse frightened and frightening.
注意不要混淆frightened 和 frightening。

1. She was frightened that she would be unable to bear up under the pain of childbirth.
   她害怕自己无法承受生孩子的痛苦。
2. They were frightened of being double-crossed.
   他们害怕被骗。
3. I was too tired and frightened to find comfort in that familiar promise.
   我既疲惫又恐惧，就连那熟悉的承诺都无法让我感到安慰。
4. Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
   大多数孩子见到血就害怕。
5. Building society repossessions have frightened buyers off
   建屋互助协会收回未偿清房贷的住房，这吓退了很多买家。
6. She was frightened of flying
   她害怕坐飞机。
7. Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.
   米丽娅姆太害怕了，不敢告诉家人发生了什么事。
8. His heart was pounding, as if he were frightened.
   他的心怦怦跳，似乎被吓坏了。
9. The lads don't join the union because they're frightened of being victimized.
   那几个伙计没加入工会是因为害怕成为牺牲品。
10. Alice wasn't the least bit frightened.
    艾丽斯一点儿都不怕。
11. He made a frightened noise a little like the miaow of a cat.
    他发出了一个吓人的声音，有点像猫在叫唤。
12. Growing numbers of people in the rural areas are too frightened to vote.
    越来越多生活在乡下的人被吓得不敢投票了。
13. The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors
    股票市场的猛跌吓坏了国外投资者。
14. People who run small businesses are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.
    小公司经营者被银行的掠夺行为吓坏了。
15. It was a very strange feeling in retrospect — I was frightened, but excited at the same time.
    回想起来那是一种非常奇怪的感觉——我当时既害怕又兴奋。
16. The little small-town banks were traditionally very frightened that Wall Street would come to dominate the whole country
    偏狭守旧的小银行通常都很害怕华尔街会控制整个国家。
17. Don't be frightened by failure, son.
    孩子，不要害怕失败。
18. Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound
    莉莎实在吓坏了，不敢弄出一点声音来。
19. Victoria was strangely undisturbed by this symptom, even though her husband and family were frightened.
    尽管丈夫和家人都吓坏了，维多利亚却对这一症状出奇地淡定。
20. In a way, I suppose I'm frightened of failing
    我想我有点惧怕失败。
21. When everybody speaks against a person, it will make him tired of life [ frightened to death].; A thousand pointing fingers accuse, and a man dies even without a sickness.; It is dangerous to incur public wrath.
    千夫所指，无病而死。
22. We will not be frightened by threats.
    威胁是不能把我们吓倒的。
23. You needn't be frightened at the dog.
    你不必怕那条狗。
24. He was frightened into confessing.
    他在恐吓之下招认了。
25. He frightened the old lady into signing the paper.
    他用恐吓的手段使那老太太画了押。
26. The child felt frightened when he saw the big fire.
    见到大火，那孩子感到恐惧。
27. I was frightened at the sound.
    我听到那声音不禁大吃一惊。
28. We must hold out. We mustn't be frightened by the difficulties.
    我们必须顶住，不能被困难吓倒。
29. His formidable look frightened her.
    他可怕的神色吓坏了她。
30. They frightened him from his plan.
    他们吓得他放弃了他的计划。

adj.

be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow

• 非常胆小（或十分紧张）
  to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous

be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits

• 吓得魂不附体
  to be very frightened

adj

1. made afraid
   1. the frightened child cowered in the corner
   2. too shocked and scared to move

   Synonym:    scared

2. thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
   1. became panicky as the snow deepened
   2. felt panicked before each exam
   3. trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd
   4. the terrified horse bolted

   Synonym:    panickypanickedpanic-strickenpanic-struckterrified