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单词 frighten
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frightenfrighten /ˈfraɪtn/ verb frighten
to make someone feel afraid and that something bad will happen to him or her. Frighten means the same as scare but is a little more formal:
  • The crazy look in his eyes frightened her.
  • scare
    scare means the same as frighten but is a little less formal:
  • There is no ghost - you're just trying to scare me!
  • Fireworks can scare dogs and other pets.
  • terrify
    to make someone feel very afraid:
  • The thought of making a speech to hundreds of people terrified her.
  • alarm
    to make someone feel worried or afraid:
  • I was alarmed by the strange noise the elevator was making.
  • startle
    to make someone feel a little afraid, because something happens very suddenly:
  • The doorbell suddenly rang, startling him.
  • intimidate
    to deliberately make someone feel afraid of you, especially to make him or her do what you want:
  • The criminals intimidated witnesses so that they would not give evidence in court.
  • terrorize
    to make people feel extremely afraid of you by attacking them and threatening to hurt them:
  • The gang had terrorized the neighborhood for years, and everyone was afraid of them.
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