frighten

[ˈfraɪtn]

  • 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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