scare

verb

/skeə(r)/

/sker/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they scare	/skeə(r)/ /sker/
he / she / it scares	/skeəz/ /skerz/
past simple scared	/skeəd/ /skerd/
past participle scared	/skeəd/ /skerd/
-ing form scaring	/ˈskeərɪŋ/ /ˈskerɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[transitive] to frighten somebody惊吓；使害怕；使恐惧
- scare somebody You scared me.你吓了我一跳。
- it scares somebody to do something It scared me to think I was alone in the building.想到楼里只有我一个人，怪害怕的。
Synonyms frighten
frightenscare ▪ alarm ▪ terrifyThese words all mean to make somebody afraid.
frighten to make somebody feel afraid, often suddenly:
He brought out a gun and frightened them off.他掏出一把枪，把他们吓跑了。
scare to make somebody feel afraid:
They managed to scare the bears away.他们设法把熊吓跑了。
alarm to make somebody anxious or afraid:
It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously.谁都不认真对待这个问题，我非常担心。
Alarm is used when somebody has a feeling that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen in the future; the feeling is often more one of worry than actual fear.terrify to make somebody feel extremely afraid:
Flying terrified her.她害怕坐飞机。
frighten or scare?Scare is slightly more informal than frighten.Patterns
- to frighten/scare somebody/something away/off
- to frighten/scare/terrify somebody into doing something
- It frightens/scares/alarms/terrifies me that…
- It frightens/scares/alarms/terrifies me to think, see, etc.
Extra Examples
- The very thought of flying scares me stiff.一想到要坐飞机我就吓得发呆。
- You don't scare me with your threats!你那些威胁吓唬不了我！
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- really
- easily
- away
- …
verb + scare
- try to
- want to
- start to
- …
preposition
- into
- with
phrases
- scare somebody silly
- scare somebody stiff
- scare somebody to death
- …
[intransitive] to become frightened受惊吓；害怕；恐惧
- He doesn't scare easily.他不轻易害怕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- really
- easily
- away
- …
verb + scare
- try to
- want to
- start to
- …
preposition
- into
- with
phrases
- scare somebody silly
- scare somebody stiff
- scare somebody to death
- …

scare

noun

/skeə(r)/

/sker/

[countable] (used especially in newspapers) a situation in which a lot of people are anxious or frightened about something集体恐慌
- a health scare疾病恐慌
- recent scares about pesticides in food近来人们对含杀虫剂食物的恐慌
- a scare story (= a news report that spreads more anxiety or fear about something than is necessary)引起恐慌的报道
- to cause a major scare引起严重恐慌
- scare tactics (= ways of persuading people to do something by frightening them)恐吓战术
see also bomb scare
Extra Examples
- The ad uses scare tactics to get people to stop smoking.这则广告采用引发恐慌的手法促使人们戒烟。
- There was a bomb scare at the airport.机场发生了炸弹恐慌。
- the scare over bird flu对禽流感的恐惧
Topics Feelingsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- major
- nasty
- terrible
- …
verb + scare
- cause
- give somebody
- get
- …
scare + noun
- campaign
- story
- tactics
- …
preposition
- scare about
- scare over
phrases
- a bit of a scare
- quite a scare
[singular] a sudden feeling of fear惊吓；惊恐
- You gave me a scare!你吓了我一跳！
- We've had quite a scare.我们吓得不轻。
Extra Examples
- I got quite a scare when the police called me.警察打来电话时我吓了一跳。
- It wasn't a serious heart attack, but it gave him a terrible scare.这次心脏病发作并不严重，却把他吓坏了。
- Les had a health scare two years ago and was ordered to cut down on drinking.两年前莱斯的健康亮了红灯，医生要求他少喝酒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- major
- nasty
- terrible
- …
verb + scare
- cause
- give somebody
- get
- …
scare + noun
- campaign
- story
- tactics
- …
preposition
- scare about
- scare over
phrases
- a bit of a scare
- quite a scare
see also scary

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse skirra ‘frighten’, from skjarr ‘timid’.