Word · Frequency #33501
spook
/spuːk/
verb
吓唬；惊吓；使紧张
核心释义
to frighten or make nervous, especially by startling
- 1.
使惊吓或紧张(尤指突然吓到)
To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
- 2.
受惊吓(因某事突然)
To become frightened (by something startling).
- 3.
作祟
To haunt.
受惊；吓一跳；感到害怕；（鬼魂）出没于；闹鬼；使惊吓或紧张(尤指突然吓到)；受惊吓(因某事突然)；作祟
用法In use
The sudden noise spooked the horse, and it ran off.
用法提示：spook 在此是及物动词，表示‘吓到、使受惊’。
Don't spook the cat by moving too quickly.
用法提示：spook 用作动词，表示‘惊吓’，后接宾语。
I was spooked by the strange shadow outside the window.
用法提示：spooked 是过去分词，用于被动结构，表示‘被吓到’。
spook sb/sth
作及物动词时，宾语通常是人或动物，强调使其突然受惊。
The loud thunder spooked the horses.
响亮的雷声惊吓了那些马。
get/be spooked by sth
这一被动结构常表示因某事物而突然紧张或害怕，多用于口语和新闻报道。
Investors got spooked by rumors of a market crash.
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