Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3398
Fully loadedfrightened
/ˈfraɪtn̩d/
adjective
害怕的；受惊吓的
afraid or made to feel fear; scared
- 1.
Afraid; suffering from fear.
害怕；感到恐惧
- 2.
made afraid
感到害怕的
害怕；感到恐惧；感到害怕的；受惊吓的；受惊的；(非正式)害怕...的
In use
The frightened child hid behind his mother.
She felt frightened when she heard a noise in the dark.
The loud thunder left the dog frightened and trembling.
the frightened child cowered in the corner
be frightened of sth/sb
表示对特定事物或人感到恐惧。
She is frightened of spiders.
她害怕蜘蛛。
be frightened to do sth
表示因恐惧而不敢做某事。
He was frightened to speak in public.
他害怕在公众场合讲话。
be frightened that + clause
后接从句，表达对某事的担忧。
Connections
Collocations
- frightened of
- 害怕……
- She is frightened of spiders.她害怕蜘蛛。
- frightened by
- 被……吓到
- He was frightened by the loud noise.他被巨大的噪音吓到了。
- frightened at
- 对……感到惊恐
- They were frightened at the sight of the accident.他们看到事故现场感到惊恐。
- feel frightened
- 感到害怕
- I feel frightened when I watch horror movies.我看恐怖电影时感到害怕。
- look frightened
- 看上去害怕
- The child looked frightened when the dog barked.狗叫时孩子看上去很害怕。
- get frightened
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由'fright'（恐惧）和'ened'构成，想象你突然被恐惧包围，就是受惊吓的。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
The first five words share the same stressed vowel /aɪ/ and ending /tn̩d/, making them perfect rhymes with 'frightened'. 'threatened' looks similar but has a different stressed vowel /ɛ/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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