Word · Frequency #5047
Fully loadedfrightening
使惊吓，吓唬
frightening is the present participle of frighten.
核心释义
cause fear in (someone)
- 1.
使感到害怕；惊吓；使感到惊恐。
To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
- 2.
使害怕
cause fear in
- 3.
变得害怕或惊恐。
To become scared or alarmed.
- 4.
吓跑
drive out by frightening
惊恐，害怕；使感到害怕；惊吓；使感到惊恐。；使害怕；变得害怕或惊恐。；吓跑
用法In use
The loud noise frightened the children.
用法提示：frighten 在此为及物动词，意为“使惊吓”，后接宾语 the children。
I was frightened by the sudden knock on the door.
用法提示：was frightened 是及物动词的被动语态，表示“被吓到”。
The threatening letter frightened them into calling the police.
用法提示：frighten ... into 表示“吓得某人做某事”。
The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
frighten sb
The sudden loud noise frightened the children.
突然的巨大声响吓到了孩子们。
frighten sb into doing sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- frighten someone into doing something
- 吓得某人做某事
- The sudden noise frightened the cat into running away.突然的响声把猫吓得跑开了。
- frighten someone away/off
- 吓跑某人
- The guard dog frightened off the intruder.看门狗吓跑了闯入者。
- be frightened of
- 害怕
- She is frightened of spiders.她害怕蜘蛛。
- frighten the life out of someone
- 把某人吓得半死
- The horror movie frightened the life out of me.那部恐怖电影把我吓得半死。
- frighten someone to death
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
fright（恐怖）+ en（使），即“使恐怖”。想象一个恐怖场景让你感到fright，加上en就是动词“使惊吓”。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：scary stories、sudden noises、threats、horror movies 通常用于描述使人感到害怕的情景，既可用于日常对话也可用于书面描述。常见的结构有frighten sb into doing sth和frighten sb away/off。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词时后接宾语；不及物动词表示感到害怕。常用搭配：frighten sb into doing sth, frighten sb away/off.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ight (bright, light, etc.) rhyme with the first syllable of 'frighten' (/fraɪt/). Words ending in -en like 'kitten' have a similar spelling but different vowel sound (/ɪ/ vs /aɪ/).
高价值词汇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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