吓唬；惊吓；使紧张
spooking — present participle of spook
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
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.
一般现在时
I spook easily when watching horror movies.
我看恐怖电影时很容易受惊。
一般过去时
The shadow spooked me last night.
昨晚那个影子吓到了我。
现在完成时
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
The sudden noise spooked the horse, and it ran off.
突然的响声吓到了马，它跑开了。
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.
别走得太快吓到猫。
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.
窗外奇怪的影子把我吓到了。
用法提示：spooked 是过去分词，用于被动结构，表示‘被吓到’。
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