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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That's something I'd rather not talk about just now.
这些事我现在不想谈论。
Great talkers are commonly liars.
能言的人谎话多。
If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.
如果我们烟瘾大，戒不掉，那是因为屡戒屡败，失去信心。