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吓唬；惊吓；使紧张
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吓唬；惊吓；使紧张
to frighten or make nervous, especially by startling
The sudden noise spooked the horse, and it ran off.
突然的响声吓到了马，它跑开了。
使惊吓或紧张(尤指突然吓到)
To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
受惊吓(因某事突然)
To become frightened (by something startling).
作祟
To haunt.
spook
Base
原形
spooks
3rd person
第三人称单数
spooking
-ing
现在分词
spooked
Past
过去式
spooked
Past participle
过去分词
I spook easily when watching horror movies.
我看恐怖电影时很容易受惊。
The shadow spooked me last night.
昨晚那个影子吓到了我。
The story has spooked everyone in the room.
这个故事已经吓坏了房间里的每个人。
惊吓，使害怕
Don't spook the cat by moving too quickly.
别走得太快吓到猫。
I was spooked by the strange shadow outside the window.
窗外奇怪的影子把我吓到了。
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