Phrase
freak out
verb
失去勇气
- 1.
lose one's nerve
失去勇气
(使)极度兴奋；焦虑不安
In use
When I saw the spider on my pillow, I completely freaked out.
The sudden loud noise really freaked me out during the quiet exam.
The fans freaked out when their favorite band walked on stage.
freak out
She freaked out when she heard the news.
她听到消息时吓坏了。
freak someone out
作及物动词，主语使宾语不安或兴奋。
The horror movie freaked me out.
那部恐怖片把我吓坏了。
freak out about/over something
后接about或over表示原因。
Don't freak out about the exam.
别为考试抓狂。
Common mistakes
The news freaked out.The news freaked me out.
freak out作及物动词短语时，后面必须接宾语，表示‘使某人极度兴奋或焦虑’。遗漏宾语导致句子不完整。
I feel freak out.I feel freaked out.
freak out的过去分词形式freaked out用作形容词，表示‘感到极度焦虑的’。误用原形freak out作形容词是错误的。
Connections
Confusing words
- panic
- 惊慌 · panic仅指因恐惧而惊慌失措，而freak out可表示极度兴奋或焦虑。
- lose it
- 失去自控，情绪崩溃 · lose it强调完全失控，通常指极度愤怒或悲伤，而freak out可能只是极度兴奋或焦虑。
- get excited
- 变得兴奋 · get excited仅指兴奋，而freak out包括焦虑不安。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.