Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #7593
scare
吓唬；使惊恐；使害怕
To frighten, terrify, or startle someone, especially in a minor way.
- 1.
To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
使害怕、恐惧、惊吓,尤其是轻微地。
- 2.
(To be able) to be scared.
能够被吓到
受惊；被吓到；感到害怕；使害怕、恐惧、惊吓,尤其是轻微地。；能够被吓到；惊吓；使恐慌
In use
The loud noise scared the cat.
He doesn't scare easily.
That horror movie scared me so much I couldn't sleep.
scare sb/sth
及物动词，直接接被吓的人或动物。
The sudden noise scared the children.
突然的噪声吓坏了孩子们。
scare sb off/away
表示把…吓走。
The scarecrow scared away the birds.
稻草人把鸟吓跑了。
scare sb into doing sth
迫使某人做某事。
The threat scared him into confessing.
威胁吓得他坦白了。
Connections
Collocations
- be scared of
- 害怕……
- She is scared of spiders.她害怕蜘蛛。
- scare someone to death
- 把某人吓得要死
- You scared me to death when you jumped out.你跳出来时把我吓得要死。
- scare away
- 把……吓跑
- The loud noise scared away the birds.巨大的响声把鸟吓跑了。
- scare easily
- 容易被吓到
- I scare easily at horror movies.我看恐怖电影时很容易被吓到。
- scare someone into doing something
- 吓得某人做某事
- The warning scared him into checking the locks.这个警告吓得他去检查门锁。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
scare 里藏着 care（担心、在意）：越在意一件事，就越容易 scare（害怕）。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday conversation、storytelling “scare” 通常用于日常口语，多表示轻微地吓唬或使害怕，比 “frighten” 更随意。正式场合较少使用；作动词时既可说 “scare someone”，也可用 “be scared” 表示受惊。
Grammar Note
通常用作及物动词，直接接宾语，如'Don't scare me.'
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 scare 押韵：care, dare, share, stare, bear, hair 在美式英语中都有 /ɛr/ 音。注意：动词 are 虽然也以 are 结尾，但通常读作 /ɑr/（或 /ər/），与 scare 不押韵。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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