frighten
吓唬
常用释义
英音[ ˈfraɪt(ə)n ]
美音[ ˈfraɪt(ə)n ]
变形
第三人称单数:
frightens
现在分词:
frightening
过去式:
frightened
过去分词:
frightened
基本释义
- v. 使惊吓，使惊恐
考试频率
高考
考频：近六年出现1次
- vt. 使惊恐，吓唬 最常考
考研
考频：近五年出现1次
- v. 使惊恐 最常考
考点用法
【及物动词】意为“吓唬；使惊吓”，宾语常为人
frighten sb 吓唬某人
They frightened the children.
他们吓唬那群孩子。
2021年 · 高考 · 新高考II卷 · 阅读理解
be frightened 被惊吓到
Everyone was frightened by the strange sequence of events.
人人都被接二连三发生的怪事惊吓到了。
易懂例句
例句
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1·Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.对不起，我没有吓唬你的意思。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm.他永远不会吓唬或伤害任何人。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line.所有这一切只是设计来吓唬我、让我守规矩。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·Don't let fitness frighten you!不要被健身吓到了！
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5·This can frighten criminals away if they realize there's a number stamped on it.如果罪犯意识到上面印有一个数字，这可以吓跑他们。
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6·He keeps them secret so that other boys won't find their holes and frighten them.他替它们保守秘密，这样，其他的男孩就不会发现他们的巢穴，并吓着他们了。
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7·Similarly, the need to learn a new language and customs may excite one person and frighten another.同样，学习一门新的语言和风俗习惯的需求可能会使某个人感到兴奋而另一个人感到害怕。
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8·I could point at all those layoff statistics. Or I could frighten you by bringing up the specter of your job going overseas.我可以指出所有那些裁员的数据。或者，我可以提出你去海外工作这一幽灵来吓唬你。
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9·Fairground rides are intended to frighten the life out of you.露天游乐场的飞车就是要把你们吓得魂不附体。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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10·He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear.他知道索利想吓唬他，因此微笑着掩饰自己的恐惧。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
同义词
vi.
害怕，惊恐
同根词
词根：
fright
frightening
adj
令人恐惧的；引起突然惊恐的
frightened
adj
害怕的；受惊的；受恐吓的
frightful
adj
可怕的；惊人的；非常的
frighteningly
adv
令人恐惧地
fright
n
惊吓；惊骇
frightfulness
n
可怕；丑恶；讨厌；令人毛骨悚然
frightened
v
害怕；使吃惊；吓走（frighten的过去分词）
fright
vt
使惊恐