Word · Frequency #10016
fright
/frait/
verb
使害怕；吓唬
frighten; cause fear in
- 1.
cause fear in
引起恐惧
引起恐惧
In use
The sudden noise frighted the cat, making it jump off the sofa.
He tried not to fright the children with scary stories.
The loud thunderstorm frighted the little girl, so she hid under her bed.
Verb forms
base fright · third person frights · -ing frighting · past frighted · past participle frighted
动词形式规则，但较少用作动词。
Connections
Collocations
- fright somebody away
- 把某人吓跑
- The loud bang frighted the pigeons away.砰的一声巨响把鸽子吓跑了。
- fright somebody out of doing something
- 吓得某人不敢做某事
- The icy path frighted them out of climbing higher.结冰的小路吓得他们不敢继续往上爬。
- fright somebody with something
- 用……吓唬某人
- The boy frighted his little sister with a spider.男孩用一只蜘蛛吓唬他的小妹妹。
- fright somebody to death
- 把某人吓得半死
- The horror movie frighted her to death.那部恐怖电影把她吓得半死。
Idioms & figurative uses
- take fright
- 受惊；突然害怕起来The horse took fright at the noise and bolted.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bright（明亮）去 b 换 f 得 fright，亮光变惊吓，fright 意为‘使害怕’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary works、poetry、formal writing 作为动词时，“fright” 较为罕见，通常出现在文学、诗歌等正式书面语境中，意思是“使害怕；吓唬”。日常口语中更常用“frighten”或“scare”。
Grammar Note
Less common than 'frighten' but used similarly.
Pronunciation & Spelling
下列词都以 /aɪt/ 结尾，与 fright 押韵：right, light, night, bright, fight, might。注意拼写相似的 freight、weight 发 /eɪt/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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