frighten

[ˈfraɪtn]
  • 释义

  • 使惊恐;害怕;

  • 词义辨析
  • frighten from, frighten into
  • 这两个短语中介词不同,意思则完全相反:前者的意思是“吓得(某人)不敢做(某事)”,后者的意思是“恐吓(某人)做(某事)”。试比较:
    The thunder frightened the child from crying.
    雷声把那孩子吓得不敢哭了。
    The thunder frightened the child into crying.
    雷声把那孩子吓哭了。
  • frighten, fear
  • 这两个词都可表示“害怕”。它们的区别是：
    fear表示一种相对长期的心理状态对某人或某事害怕,多指害怕已存在或即将到来的危险,并含有避开之义; frighten含义广泛,多指某物或某人使他人突然产生短暂的惊慌、恐惧的心理变化。例如:
    She fears snakes.
    她怕蛇。
    The snake frightened her.
    那条蛇吓她一跳。
  • frighten, astound
  • 这两个词共同的意思是“使吃惊”。它们的区别是:
    1.frighten常指突然受到惊吓或较强的意外刺激而吃惊,常伴有发抖、发呆、尖叫等身体反应,有惧怕的意味; astound指对某事难以相信而“吃惊”。例如:
    He was astounded when he heard he had won.他听到他获胜时,大吃一惊。
    2.frighten的对象可以是人或动物; astound的对象只能是人。
  • 下面两个句子意思不同:
  • Were you frightened of the accident?
    你对这起事故感到惊恐吗?
    Were you frightened by the accident?
    这起事故使你惊恐吗?
  • alarm，frighten，startle，terrify，scare，intimidate
  • 这些动词均有“惊吓、惊恐”之意。
    alarm着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐。
    frighten普通用词，使用广泛，指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。
    startle强调突然使人惊骇或震惊。
    terrify语气最强，指惊骇得六神无主，魂飞魄散。
    scare指非正式文体中可与frighten换用，但语气较重，侧重人受惊吓后立即停下正在干的事或跑掉。
    intimidate特指恐吓某人，迫使其做某事。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    He was the cat they captured to frighten the monkey.

    他们抓住他是为了吓唬别人.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    He tried to frighten me by showing me a knife.

    他用刀子吓唬我.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    Then, he double foot jumped, parrot cries: " Fuck , frighten me jump ! Frighten me to jump! "

    于是, 他双脚跳了进去, 鹦鹉叫到: “ 他妈的, 吓我一跳! ”

    ——期刊摘选
  • 4、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    I did not want to frighten or distress the horse.

    我并不想吓到马或惹怒它。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    He exaggerated the dangers of the trip in order to frighten them not into going.

    他夸大了旅行的危险,目的是恫吓他们,以使他们不敢去.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    They were evidently trying to frighten the public into obedience.

    很明显,他们是要吓唬众人服从.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    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.

    辞典例句
  • 10、

    Don't put your prices too high or you'll frighten the customers off.

    不要把价格提得太高,要不会把顾客吓跑的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    The thing that we see makes us frighten.

    我们所看到的事情使我们大吃一惊.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 12、

    No enemy can frighten us into submission.

    任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 13、

    The name of Satan himself did not frighten her half so much.

    连撒旦本人也不会像他这样叫人害怕呢!

    ——飘（部分）
  • 14、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.

    对不起，我没有吓唬你的意思。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 16、

    He loves sneaking up on his sister and frighten her.

    他喜欢偷偷溜到他妹妹身后吓他一跳.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 17、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 18、

    You'll find that I don't frighten easily.

    你会发现我不是轻易就会害怕的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    It doesn't frighten them. They're used to it.

    这可吓不倒他们。他们已经习惯了。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 20、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 21、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 22、

    Withdraw your hand far from me and let not the terror of you frighten me.

    请将你的手由我身上撤回,莫让你的威严恐吓我.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 23、

    Public fight which frighten other people.

    公开殴打别人使受到惊恐.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 24、

    Don't frighten me. He is telling the truth.

    不要吓我, 他说的是真的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    And we set off firecrackers could frighten ghosts away.

    我们放鞭炮可以驱除鬼怪.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 26、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 27、

    He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm .

    他永远不会吓唬或伤害任何人。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
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