Word · Frequency #7593
scares
惊吓
scares is the plural of scare.
核心释义
a minor fright
- 1.
小惊吓。
A minor fright.
- 2.
恐惧或惊慌的原因；恐慌；引起恐惧或畏惧的事物。
A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread.
- 3.
用来吓唬的装置或物品。
A device or object used to frighten.
恐慌；令人恐惧的事物；吓唬人的装置；恐吓物；小惊吓。；恐惧或惊慌的原因；恐慌；引起恐惧或畏惧的事物。；用来吓唬的装置或物品。
用法In use
The sudden loud noise gave me a scare.
用法提示：名词 scare 表示一次惊吓事件，常与 give 连用。
He had a scare when he thought he lost his wallet.
用法提示：名词 scare 与 have 搭配，表示经历了一次恐慌。
The recent earthquake caused a major scare in the city.
用法提示：名词 scare 表恐慌情绪，常用于描述事件引起的集体反应。
give sb a scare
sb 用宾格代词或人名，如 give him a scare。
You gave me a real scare when you jumped out from behind the door.
你从门后跳出来，真把我吓了一大跳。
a scare over/about sth
over 和 about 都可以用，后面接引起恐慌的事情。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- give someone a scare
- 吓某人一跳
- The sudden noise gave me a real scare.突然的噪音真吓了我一跳。
- a big scare
- 一场大惊吓
- We had a big scare when the car almost hit us.当那辆车差点撞到我们时，我们吓了一大跳。
- a scare story
- 恐怖故事
- The newspaper ran a scare story about a possible epidemic.报纸刊登了一个关于可能爆发流行病的恐怖故事。
- scare tactics
- 恐吓策略
- Politicians often use scare tactics to gain votes.政客们经常使用恐吓策略来拉票。
- a scare campaign
- 恐吓宣传
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：突然的惊吓像心里被划了一道“伤疤（scar）”
语境与语域Context & Register
register: informal, contexts: everyday conversation, informal writing, note_zh: 作为名词时通常用于日常对话或非正式写作，表示突然的惊吓或恐慌。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于单数形式，可与不定冠词a连用，表示一次惊吓或恐慌。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with '-are' and rhyme with 'scare' (pronounced /skєə/). Be careful: 'scar' (/skɑː/) and 'score' (/skɔː/) are common lookalikes that do not rhyme.
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。
用法优先级
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