Word · Frequency #10016
Fully loadedfrighted
使害怕；吓唬
frighted is the past of fright.
核心释义
frighten; cause fear in
- 1.
引起恐惧
cause fear in
引起恐惧；惊骇；吃惊
用法In use
The sudden noise frighted the cat, making it jump off the sofa.
用法提示：frighted 作为动词的过去式，表示使惊吓。
He tried not to fright the children with scary stories.
用法提示：fright 作为动词原形，表示使惊吓。
The loud thunderstorm frighted the little girl, so she hid under her bed.
用法提示：frighted 作为动词的过去式，表示使惊吓。
fright sb/sth
fright 作动词时是 frighten 的较旧用法，后面直接接宾语，多见于文学或书面语。
The sudden thunder frighted the horses.
突如其来的雷声吓到了马群。
be frighted by/at sth
被动语态常用过去分词 frighted；日常英语中更常说 be frightened by。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
bright（明亮）去 b 换 f 得 fright，亮光变惊吓，fright 意为‘使害怕’。
语境与语域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”。
语法说明Grammar Note
Less common than 'frighten' but used similarly.
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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