Frighten
[ 'fra?tn ]
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vt. 使驚恐，使恐慌;嚇走，趕走;
vi. 害怕，驚恐;
?? 詞根助記
fright驚恐+ en使... → 使驚恐
?? 例句
The ghost story frightened the child.
這個鬼怪故事使孩子十分驚恐。
frighten sb. into doing sth.
嚇得某人做某事
I am afraid I may frighten the company, frighten or enthrall them.
我怕我會嚇壞那些人，嚇壞了他們或是使他們迷惑不解。
They can frighten you, scramble your brains, make you tremble.
他們可以恐嚇你，打破你的腦袋，使你膽戰心驚。
They tried in vain to frighten him with threats.
他們百般恫嚇，依然無效。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ f-似“劍”,right-右,en-ren拼音“人”突然沖進來,使所有的人驚恐
※ f-拼音“飛”,right-正好,en-諧音“嗯”:飛機正好在我從我頭前墜落,嗯,嚇了我一大跳
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frighten
v
1 [Tn] fill (sb) with fear; make afraid; scare （使某人）感到恐懼; 使害怕; 驚嚇
Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. 對不起, 我不是故意嚇唬你的.
Loud traffic frightens horses. 車輛噪音使馬受驚.
2 (idm 習語) frighten/scare sb to `death/out of his `wits; frighten the `life out of sb frighten sb very much; terrify or startle sb 驚嚇某人; 使某人恐怖或驚愕
The child was frightened to death by the violent thunderstorm. 那孩子讓狂風暴雨嚇得要命.
You frightened the life out of me/frightened me out of my wits suddenly knocking on the window like that! 你突然那樣敲窗戶真把我的魂兒都嚇掉了. 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 將（人或動物）嚇跑
The alarm frightened the burglars away. 警鈴聲把賊嚇跑了.
The children's shouts frightened off the birds. 孩子們的喊聲把鳥兒嚇飛了. frighten sb into/out of doing sth cause sb to do/not to do sth by frightening him 嚇得某人做[不敢做]某事
News of the robberies frightened many people into fitting new locks to their doors. 發生搶劫的消息把許多人嚇得裝上新門鎖.
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看到拿劍（f）的人從右邊（right）突然沖進來，使所有的人（ren） 驚恐
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*['fraitn]vt. 使驚嚇vi. 驚恐相關詞組: frighten sb out of doing sth frighten sb into doing sth
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He'd been two-timing me for months.
他另有所愛，多少個月來一直在瞞著我。
It's easy to fall into a trap, but hard to get out again.
墮入陷阱易，脫離陷阱難。
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