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give sb a fright
常用搭配，表示使某人惊吓。
The sudden loud noise gave me a fright.
突然的巨响吓了我一跳。
惊吓；惊恐
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惊吓；惊恐
A sudden feeling of fear or alarm.
The sudden loud noise gave me a fright.
突然的巨响吓了我一跳。
突然的恐惧；短暂的惊恐
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
奇怪、丑陋或令人震惊的人,产生警觉或厌恶感
Someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
The loud noise gave me a terrible fright.
巨大的噪音吓了我一大跳。
She got such a fright when she saw the spider.
她看到蜘蛛时吓了一跳。
He jumped back in fright when the dog barked.
狗叫的时候他吓得往后一跳。
常用搭配，表示使某人惊吓。
The sudden loud noise gave me a fright.
突然的巨响吓了我一跳。
常用搭配，表示受到惊吓。
She got a fright when she saw the spider.
她看到蜘蛛时吓了一跳。
表示由于惊吓而处于某种状态。
The cat ran away in fright.
猫咪吓得跑开了。
Not this
The loud noise frighted the baby.
Use this
The loud noise frightened the baby.
Fright 作为名词表示‘惊吓’，但不可作动词。动词形式应为 frighten。此处应使用 frightened 表达‘被吓到’。
Not this
I got fright when I saw the snake.
Use this
I got a fright when I saw the snake.
Fright 在表示‘突然的惊吓’时为可数名词，需加不定冠词 a。例如常见表达 have/get a fright。不加 a 则语法错误或改变含义。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
因惊吓
She screamed with fright.
她吓得尖叫起来。
惊恐地
He stepped back in fright.
他惊恐地后退了一步。
突然的惊吓
The loud noise gave me a sudden fright.
那声巨响吓了我一跳。
受惊；害怕
The horse took fright at the sound.
马听到声音受惊了。
对某事的恐惧
He has a fright of heights.
他有恐高症。
受惊，害怕
The horse took fright at the loud noise and bolted.
马被巨大的声响吓到，狂奔起来。
吓了一跳
I had a fright when I saw a spider on my pillow.
看到枕头上有只蜘蛛，我吓了一跳。
吓某人一跳
You gave me a fright coming in so quietly.
你那么安静地进来，吓了我一跳。
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将fright拆解为f+right，想象右边（right）飞来（f）一只怪物，让人感到恐惧。
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学描写、日常惊吓场景 fright 多用于描述突如其来的恐惧，常见于文学作品和日常口语中，语体中性。
作为可数名词时，常与不定冠词连用，如 'a fright'；也可用于 'fright of sb/sth' 结构。
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