frightening experience
collocation可怕的经历
That was a frightening experience for the whole family.
那对整个家庭来说是一次可怕的经历。
令人恐惧的；吓人的
糟糕的；极坏的；引起恐惧的,令人害怕的；糟糕的,可怕的,非常坏的；令人恐惧的；引起突然惊恐的
causing fear; scary
引起恐惧的,令人害怕的
Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.
糟糕的,可怕的,非常坏的
Awful, terrible, very bad.
The horror movie was so frightening that I couldn't sleep.
那部恐怖电影太令人恐惧了，我无法入睡。
用法提示：这里“frightening”作为形容词，在句中作表语，表示令人恐惧。
Walking alone in the dark forest at night is a frightening experience.
夜里独自走在黑暗的森林中是一种令人恐惧的经历。
用法提示：“frightening”作定语修饰“experience”，表示令人恐惧的。
She let out a frightening scream when she saw the spider.
她看到蜘蛛时发出了一声令人恐惧的尖叫。
用法提示：“frightening”作定语修饰“scream”，强调尖叫声令人恐惧。
scary 更口语化，常用于日常描述，语义强度稍弱于 frightening。
terrifying 语气比 frightening 强烈，往往指令人心惊胆战的事物。
horrifying 强调震惊和厌恶，常与残忍或令人作呕的场景搭配。
alarming 侧重于引起警觉和忧虑，不如 frightening 直接表达恐惧。
daunting 强调因难度大而使人退缩或害怕，与 frightening 的核心“恐惧”略有差异。
可怕的经历
That was a frightening experience for the whole family.
那对整个家庭来说是一次可怕的经历。
令人恐惧的前景
The thought of losing his job was a frightening prospect.
想到可能失业，前景令人恐惧。
惊人的速度
The disease spread with frightening speed through the population.
这种疾病以惊人的速度在人群中传播。
吓人的想法
It's a frightening thought that we might never see them again.
想到我们可能再也见不到他们，这个想法很吓人。
可怕的景象
The aftermath of the earthquake was a frightening sight.
地震后的景象十分可怕。
与“frightening”同属恐怖经历范畴，通常指令人恐惧的梦境。
描述地点或物体，常与“frightening”一起用于恐怖故事。
恐惧时发出的声音，常伴随“frightening”场景。
模糊的黑暗形象，常引发“frightening”的感觉。
紧张不安的氛围，与“frightening”作品中的情绪相关。
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