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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。
吓唬；使惊恐；使害怕
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吓唬；使惊恐；使害怕
To frighten, terrify, or startle someone, especially in a minor way.
The sudden noise scared the children.
突然的噪声吓坏了孩子们。
使害怕、恐惧、惊吓,尤其是轻微地。
To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
能够被吓到
(To be able) to be scared.
scare
Base
原形
scares
3rd person
第三人称单数
scaring
-ing
现在分词
scared
Past
过去式
scared
Past participle
过去分词
She scares easily.
她很容易受惊吓。
The loud noise scared the children.
巨大的噪音吓到了孩子们。
He is scaring his little brother.
他正在吓唬他的小弟弟。
规则动词
The loud noise scared the cat.
巨大的响声吓到了那只猫。
He doesn't scare easily.
他不容易受惊吓。
That horror movie scared me so much I couldn't sleep.
那部恐怖电影把我吓坏了，我睡不着觉。
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。
表示把…吓走。
The scarecrow scared away the birds.
稻草人把鸟吓跑了。
迫使某人做某事。
The threat scared him into confessing.
威胁吓得他坦白了。
不及物用法，常与副词easily连用。
Some horses scare easily.
有些马很容易受惊。
Not this
I am scare of dark.
Use this
I am scared of the dark.
错误：将动词"scare"误用作形容词。正确用法：用过去分词"scared"作形容词表示‘害怕的’。
Not this
I scare about spiders.
Use this
I am scared of spiders.
错误：误用介词"about"。正确结构："be scared of something"表示‘害怕某物’；"scare"是及物动词，需接宾语。
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害怕……
She is scared of spiders.
她害怕蜘蛛。
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。
把……吓跑
The loud noise scared away the birds.
巨大的响声把鸟吓跑了。
容易被吓到
I scare easily at horror movies.
我看恐怖电影时很容易被吓到。
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。
把某人吓得魂飞魄散
That sudden noise scared the hell out of me.
那突然的响声把我吓得魂飞魄散。
把某人吓呆
The horror movie scared me stiff.
那部恐怖片把我吓呆了。
设法找到；凑合弄到
I'll see if I can scare up some food in the kitchen.
我看看能否在厨房里找到些吃的。
我们吓人，是因为我们在乎。
The tagline is a joke: the monsters scare children to power their city, but they really care about them.
这个标语是个玩笑：怪兽们吓唬孩子来为城市供电，但他们其实很在乎孩子。
我害怕孤独。
The song 'Scared to Be Lonely' describes someone who is scared of loneliness even when they are in a relationship.
歌曲《Scared to Be Lonely》描述了一个即使在恋爱中也害怕孤独的人。
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scare 里藏着 care（担心、在意）：越在意一件事，就越容易 scare（害怕）。
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。
通常用作及物动词，直接接宾语，如'Don't scare me.'
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