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freak out
非正式用语，表示极度惊慌或愤怒。
He freaked out when he saw the spider.
他看到蜘蛛时吓坏了。
失去勇气；惊慌失措
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失去勇气；惊慌失措
to lose one's nerve
He freaked out when he saw the spider.
他看到蜘蛛时吓坏了。
失去勇气
lose one's nerve
freak
Base
原形
freaks
3rd person
第三人称单数
freaking
-ing
现在分词
freaked
Past
过去式
freaked
Past participle
过去分词
He freaks when he sees blood.
他见到血就失去勇气。
I freaked during the exam.
我考试时失去了勇气。
She has freaked many times.
她多次失去勇气。
规则动词
Don't freak when you see the price of the tickets; I've already paid for them.
你看到票价时别慌，我已经付过钱了。
AI contextual example
He freaked during the job interview and forgot his own name.
他在面试时慌了神，连自己的名字都忘了。
AI contextual example
She always freaks right before she goes on stage, but she performs brilliantly.
她上台前总是惊慌失措，但表演时却非常出色。
AI contextual example
When he saw the accident, he freaked out
当他看到事故时,他惊慌失措了
WordNet
非正式用语，表示极度惊慌或愤怒。
He freaked out when he saw the spider.
他看到蜘蛛时吓坏了。
使某人感到恐惧或不安。
The loud noise freaked me out.
巨大的噪音把我吓坏了。
对某事过度反应。
Don't freak about the test; it's not that important.
别为考试大惊小怪，没那么重要。
Not this
She had a freak when she lost her phone.
Use this
She freaked out when she lost her phone.
该句错误地将'freak'用作名词，表示'惊慌'。正确用法是使用动词短语'freak out'表示'变得极度惊慌'，因为'freak out'是固定搭配，表示突然的强烈情绪反应。
Not this
He freaked when he heard the noise.
Use this
He freaked out when he heard the noise.
该句遗漏了'out'。虽然'freak'单独使用有时也可表示惊慌，但更常见且自然的表达是'freak out'，尤其在口语中。加上'out'使短语意义更明确、地道。
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惊慌失措；失去勇气
Don't freak out — the test is not that hard.
别惊慌失措——这次考试没那么难。
对……感到极度紧张
She freaked out about the interview.
她对面试感到极度紧张。
因……而慌乱
He freaked out over the smallest mistake.
他因为最小的错误就慌乱起来。
开始慌张
I started to freak out when I couldn't find my passport.
找不到护照时，我开始慌张起来。
完全吓坏
They completely freaked out when they heard the news.
他们听到这个消息时完全吓坏了。
使某人惊慌
The sudden noise made me freak out.
突然的响声使我惊慌。
（因害怕或惊讶而）惊慌失措；失去勇气
Don't freak out, but I lost the tickets.
别惊慌，但我把票丢了。
使某人惊慌失措；把某人吓坏
The loud bang freaked me out.
那一声巨响把我吓坏了。
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Frank Zappa's 1966 debut album 'Freak Out!' popularized the term 'freak out' as a counterculture phrase.
弗兰克·扎帕1966年的首张专辑《Freak Out!》使“freak out”一词作为反文化短语广为流传。
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联想：freak 的前半段 frea 像 fear（恐惧），惧怕到极点就失去勇气、惊慌失措。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、informal writing 这个词表示“失去勇气”或“惊慌”时，通常用于非正式口语，多出现在日常对话或情绪化的表述中，正式场合比较少见。
通常用于非正式场合，作不及物动词，强调突然失去勇气或惊慌失措。
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