frighten

verb

1. 使惊吓；使惊恐
   to make sb suddenly feel afraid
   1. Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.
      对不起，我没有吓唬你的意思。
   2. She's not easily frightened.
      她不是轻易能吓倒的。
   3. She doesn't frighten easily (= it is not easy to make her afraid) .
      她不是轻易能吓倒的。

1. VERB 使惊恐;使害怕;吓唬
   If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
   1. He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear...
      他知道索利是想吓唬他，所以他挤出笑容掩饰自己的恐惧。
   2. Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
      大多数孩子见到血就害怕。
2. PHRASE 使吓得魂飞魄散;使吓破了胆
   If something frightens the life out of you, frightens the wits out of you, or frightens you out of your wits, it causes you to feel suddenly afraid or gives you a very unpleasant shock.
   1. Fairground rides are intended to frighten the life out of you.
      露天游乐场的飞车就是想把人吓丢了魂儿。
3. PHRASAL VERB 吓跑;吓走;把…吓得躲远
   If you frighten away a person or animal or frighten them off, you make them afraid so that they run away or stay some distance away from you.
   1. The fishermen said the company's seismic survey was frightening away fish...
      渔民们说这家公司进行的地震勘测把鱼都吓跑了。
   2. He fired into the air, hoping that the noise would frighten them off.
      他向空中开枪，希望枪声能把它们吓走。
4. PHRASAL VERB 使吓得不敢打交道(或参与)
   To frighten someone away or frighten them off means to make them nervous so that they decide not to become involved with a particular person or activity.
   1. 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。
   2. The government is convinced that the bombers want to frighten away foreign investors.
      政府确信炸弹袭击者的目的是想吓跑外国投资者。
5. PHRASAL VERB 吓得…做…
   If you frighten someone into doing something they would not normally do, you make them do it by making them afraid not to do it.
   1. He was a bully. He tried to frighten people into doing what he wanted.
      他恃强欺弱，总是想吓得人们按他的意愿做事。

1. I did not want to frighten or distress the horse.
   我并不想吓到马或惹怒它。
2. Dummy patrol cars will be set up beside motorways to frighten speeding motorists
   高速公路旁将安装仿真巡逻车以威慑那些超速驾车者。
3. He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear
   他知道索利是想吓唬他，所以他挤出笑容掩饰自己的恐惧。
4. Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
   大多数孩子见到血就害怕。
5. Fairground rides are intended to frighten the life out of you.
   露天游乐场的飞车就是想把人吓丢了魂儿。
6. The fishermen said the company's seismic survey was frightening away fish
   渔民们说这家公司进行的地震勘测把鱼都吓跑了。
7. He fired into the air, hoping that the noise would frighten them off.
   他向空中开枪，希望枪声能把它们吓走。
8. 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。
9. The government is convinced that the bombers want to frighten away foreign investors.
   政府确信炸弹袭击者的目的是想吓跑外国投资者。
10. He was a bully. He tried to frighten people into doing what he wanted.
    他恃强欺弱，总是想吓得人们按他的意愿做事。
11. We all love to frighten ourselves by going on hair-raising rides at funfairs.
    我们都喜欢坐上游艺节惊险刺激的乘骑设施体验恐惧的乐趣。
12. All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line.
    所有这一切不过是设计好了来恐吓我、让我乖乖听话的。
13. It doesn't frighten them. They're used to it.
    这可吓不倒他们。他们已经习惯了。
14. Don't put your prices too high or you'll frighten the customers off.
    要价别太高，否则会把顾客吓跑的。
15. You'll find that I don't frighten easily.
    你会发现我不是轻易就会害怕的。
16. I suppose I wanted to frighten you.
    我想我原来只想吓唬吓唬你。
17. Do the dead frighten you?
    死人吓着你了吗？
18. Are you trying to frighten me?
    你在试图恐吓我吗？
19. You frighten me, even though you're gentle with me.
    你使我害怕，尽管你对我很温柔。
20. Move away, you frighten me.
    离远一点，你吓到我了。
21. How could you? Frighten me to jump!
    你怎么能这样，吓我一跳！
22. I and you are same, just checked the result that come out, frighten me dead.
    我和你一样，刚检查出来的结果，把我吓死了。
23. Did the lion frighten you?
    那头狮子使你害怕了吗？
24. Don't frighten him with your intelligence.
    别让你的聪明吓到了他。
25. And I defy you to hurt him when I am by, and I defy you to frighten me!
    当我在旁边的时候，我不怕你伤害他，我也不怕你吓唬我！
26. You mustn't frighten her.
    你不要吓着她了。
27. Maybe vomit and sores and disease really frighten him.
    也许呕吐、疼痛和疾病真的让他害怕。
28. Frighten you to scream!
    吓得你尖叫起来！
29. I do, I can only through their own ugly to frighten away the virus.
    我怎么办，我只能通过自己的丑陋来吓走病毒了吧。
30. Do my friends frighten you?
    我的朋友们吓着你了吗？

frighten sb/sth↔away/off

frighten sb/sth away from sth

1. 把…吓走（或吓跑）
   to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid
2. 把…吓得不敢（做某事）
   to make sb afraid or nervous so that they no longer want to do sth

frighten sb into sth/into doing sth

1. 把…吓得做某事
   to make sb do sth by making them afraid

v.

frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of sb

• 吓得某人六神无主（或魂飞魄散）
  to frighten sb very much

frighten/scare sb to death

• 把某人吓得要命
  to frighten sb very much

frighten/scare the life out of sb

• 把某人吓得魂不附体；使魂飞魄散
  to frighten sb very much

verb

1. cause fear in
   1. The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
   2. Ghosts could never affright her

   Synonym:    frightscareaffright

2. drive out by frightening