frighten的过去式是：frightened。frighten的意思是vt.使惊吓；害怕；vi.惊吓。frighten的读音是英['fraɪtn]；美['fraɪtn]。
一、详尽释义点此查看frighten的详细内容
二、英英释义
"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
"Ghosts could never affright her"
三、词典解释
1.使惊恐;使害怕;吓唬
If something or someonefrightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
e.g. He knew that Soli was trying tofrighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear...
他知道索利是想吓唬他，所以他挤出笑容掩饰自己的恐惧。
e.g. Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
大多数孩子见到血就害怕。
2.使吓得魂飞魄散;使吓破了胆
If somethingfrightens the life out of you,frightens the wits out of you, orfrightens youout of your wits, it causes you to feel suddenly afraid or gives you a very unpleasant shock.
e.g. Fairground rides are intended tofrighten the life out of you.
露天游乐场的飞车就是想把人吓丢了魂儿。
3.吓跑;吓走;把…吓得躲远
If youfrighten away a person or animal orfrighten themoff, you make them afraid so that they run away or stay some distance away from you.
e.g. The fishermen said the company's seismic survey was frightening away fish...
渔民们说这家公司进行的地震勘测把鱼都吓跑了。
e.g. He fired into the air, hoping that the noise wouldfrighten them off.
他向空中开枪，希望枪声能把它们吓走。
4.使吓得不敢打交道(或参与)
Tofrighten someoneaway orfrighten themoff means to make them nervous so that they decide not to become involved with a particular person or activity.
e.g. Building society repossessions have frightened buyers off...
建屋互助协会收回未偿清房贷的住房，这吓退了很多买家。
e.g. The government is convinced that the bombers want tofrighten away foreign investors.
政府确信炸弹袭击者的目的是想吓跑外国投资者。
5.吓得…做…
If youfrighten someoneinto doing something they would not normally do, you make them do it by making them afraid not to do it.
frighten的解释
e.g. He was a bully. He tried tofrighten people into doing what he wanted.
他恃强欺弱，总是想吓得人们按他的意愿做事。
相关词组：frighten awayfrighten intofrighten off
四、例句
It is illegal to frighten a pigeon.
惊吓鸽子是违法的。
They tried to frighten the public into obedience.
他们企图吓唬群众使他们屈服。
He frightened the old man into giving him all the money.
他恐吓那位老人把所有的钱都给了他。
You frighten me, even though you're gentle with me.
你使我害怕,尽管你对我很温柔。
The little baby was frightened by the fierce dog.
那个小孩被恶狗吓坏了。
You'll find that I don't frighten easily.
你会发现我不是轻易就会害怕的。
五、词汇搭配
六、经典引文
If you can't..frighten her off touching things, you must..keep 'em out of her way.
出自：George EliotThe activities of the early trade unions frightened the Government into oppressive measures.
出自：W. S. Churchill七、常见错误
误 They frightened the old lady to sign the paper.
正 They frightened the old lady into signing the paper.
析 说“恐吓(某人)做某事”时, frighten的宾语后不可接动词不定式,而应该接“into v -ing”短语来表示。
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