frighten
verb
ˈfraɪtn
verb
1
to
make
someone
feel
afraid
使害怕，使惊吓;
Don’t
stand
so
near
the
edge!
You’re
frightening
me.
别站得那么靠边缘，你要把我吓坏了！
She
was
frightened
by
the
anger
in
his
eyes.
她被他眼中的怒火吓住了。
Computers
used
to
frighten
me,
but
not
now.
计算机过去让我感到害怕，但现在不了。
frighten
sb
to
death/frighten
the
life
out
of
sb
(make
someone
feel
extremely
afraid)
把某人吓得要死
He
drove
at
a
speed
which
frightened
Lara
to
death.
他开车的速度把拉拉吓得要死。
2
to
make
a
person
or
animal
go
away
by
making
them
feel
afraid
吓走〔某人〕
Terrorist
activity
in
the
area
has
frightened
most
tourists
away.
该地区的恐怖活动已经把大多数游客都吓走了。
3
to
force
someone
to
do
something
by
making
them
afraid
把某人吓得做某事
frighten
sb
into
doing
sth
He
frightened
me
into
staying
silent.
他吓唬我要我保持沉默。
4
to
make
a
person
or
animal
so
nervous
or
afraid
that
they
go
away
or
do
not
do
something
they
were
going
to
do
吓走，吓跑
The
investors
were
frightened
off
by
the
company’s
low
profits
that
year.
投资者被该公司当年的低利润吓跑了。