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单词 frightened
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Definition of frightened in English:

frightened

adjective ˈfrʌɪtndˈfraɪtnd
  • Afraid or anxious.

    受惊的;担忧的

    a frightened child

    受惊的小孩。

    I'm not frightened of him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He said the experience has made him frightened of walking in the town and scared of police - even though he has done nothing wrong.
    • His main clients are business people frightened of making speeches in public or stressed about workload.
    • I suppose when I write, I write about the things that I'm most frightened of.
    • She was particularly frightened of getting stuck in shop queues.
    • One resident, who lived in the street at the time but asked not be named, said some were still frightened of him.
    • I'm not frightened of these games, in fact I'm really looking forward to them.
    • Lynne says she's not afraid of death, she's just frightened of losing the people she loves.
    • She says this caused her to become so frightened of the man, whom she could not avoid, that she slept with a knife under her bed.
    • He said he had been frightened of that person and therefore agreed to hold them temporarily.
    • Half of me regrets my stupidity and feels frightened that I'll go to jail.
    • He had the strangest face I had ever seen, and I was a bit frightened of it, and I remained afraid of it.
    • Children don't run about outside anymore because we're frightened of them being abducted.
    • Although Thomas could be very mellow, she was still frightened of how he might react to this.
    • This Government, frightened of being seen as soft on the drugs trade, does not know what to do.
    • Darkness lingered at the edge of his vision and he was suddenly absurdly frightened that if he fell asleep he would never wake up.
    • They're frightened of finding something, and if they do, they're scared to go to the doctor.
    • Despite this, though, they weren't frightened of death - at least not in the same way we are.
    • Unfortunately, said dog was so frightened of the fireworks last night she refused to go to bed.
    • Another boy, the smallest in the party, had been frightened of making the crossing.
    • Giving evidence under oath from the witness box, Hunt said that he had been frightened of needles since childhood.
    Synonyms
    anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, worried sick, disquieted, uneasy, ill at ease, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, edgy, on edge, like a cat on a hot tin roof, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, with one's stomach in knots, stressed, under stress

Definition of frightened in US English:

frightened

adjectiveˈfrītndˈfraɪtnd
  • Afraid or anxious.

    受惊的;担忧的

    a frightened child

    受惊的小孩。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She says this caused her to become so frightened of the man, whom she could not avoid, that she slept with a knife under her bed.
    • He said he had been frightened of that person and therefore agreed to hold them temporarily.
    • I suppose when I write, I write about the things that I'm most frightened of.
    • Children don't run about outside anymore because we're frightened of them being abducted.
    • His main clients are business people frightened of making speeches in public or stressed about workload.
    • Giving evidence under oath from the witness box, Hunt said that he had been frightened of needles since childhood.
    • I'm not frightened of these games, in fact I'm really looking forward to them.
    • Half of me regrets my stupidity and feels frightened that I'll go to jail.
    • Another boy, the smallest in the party, had been frightened of making the crossing.
    • Although Thomas could be very mellow, she was still frightened of how he might react to this.
    • Darkness lingered at the edge of his vision and he was suddenly absurdly frightened that if he fell asleep he would never wake up.
    • Despite this, though, they weren't frightened of death - at least not in the same way we are.
    • He said the experience has made him frightened of walking in the town and scared of police - even though he has done nothing wrong.
    • Lynne says she's not afraid of death, she's just frightened of losing the people she loves.
    • Unfortunately, said dog was so frightened of the fireworks last night she refused to go to bed.
    • She was particularly frightened of getting stuck in shop queues.
    • This Government, frightened of being seen as soft on the drugs trade, does not know what to do.
    • He had the strangest face I had ever seen, and I was a bit frightened of it, and I remained afraid of it.
    • They're frightened of finding something, and if they do, they're scared to go to the doctor.
    • One resident, who lived in the street at the time but asked not be named, said some were still frightened of him.
    Synonyms
    anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, worried sick, disquieted, uneasy, ill at ease, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, edgy, on edge, like a cat on a hot tin roof, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, with one's stomach in knots, stressed, under stress
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