fright

noun

/fraɪt/

Idioms

[uncountable] a feeling of fear惊吓；恐怖
- She cried out in fright.她吓得大声叫喊。
- He was shaking with fright.他吓得发抖。
Synonyms fear
fearterror ▪ panic ▪ alarm ▪ frightThese are all words for the bad feeling you have when you are afraid.
fear the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger or when a particular thing frightens you:
(a) fear of flying害怕坐飞机
She showed no fear.她毫无惧色。
terror a feeling of extreme fear:
Her eyes were wild with terror.她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。
panic a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly:
I had a sudden moment of panic.我突然一阵惊慌。
alarm fear or worry that somebody feels when something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.医生说不必惊慌。
fright a feeling of fear, usually sudden:
She cried out in fright.她吓得大声叫喊。
fear or fright?Fright is a reaction to something that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, but not fright, to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future: I have a fright of spiders. • his fright of what might happen Patterns
- a fear/terror of something
- in fear/terror/panic/alarm/fright
- fear/terror/panic/alarm that…
- to be filled with fear/terror/panic/alarm
- a feeling of fear/terror/panic/alarm
see also stage fright
Extra Examples
- He almost died of fright when the fish jumped out of the water.鱼从水中跳了出来，把他吓坏了。
- They stood there, frozen with fright.他们站在那儿，吓呆了。
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- stage
verb + fright
- take
- be shaking with
- be trembling with
- …
preposition
- in fright
- with fright
- fright at
- …
[countable] an experience that makes you feel fear使人惊吓的经历；恐怖的经历
- You gave me a fright jumping out at me like that.一眼看到你，把我吓了一大跳。
- I got the fright of my life.我吓得要命。
Extra Examples
- I had a terrible fright this morning when I saw you there.早上看到你在那儿，我吓了一大跳。
- Leah got such a fright that she dropped the tray.利娅吓得失手掉了盘子。
- You gave me the fright of my life, jumping out like that!你这样跳出来，把我吓死了！
- Did I give you a fright? Sorry.我吓着你了吗？对不起啦。
- I had the fright of my life when I saw the snake in my bed.看到床上有条蛇是我平生最恐惧的事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- terrible
verb + fright
- get
- have
- give somebody
- …
phrases
- a bit of a fright
- the fright of somebody’s life
- quite a fright
- …

Word OriginOld English fryhto, fyrhto (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch furcht and German furcht.

Idioms

look a fright

(old-fashioned, British English) to look ugly or silly模样丑陋；看上去傻乎乎的

take fright (at something)

(formal) to be frightened by something（因某事）受惊吓
- The birds took fright and flew off.鸟受惊飞走了。
- Investors took fright at the falling market.投资者看到股市下跌，纷纷出逃。

单词	fright
释义	fright noun /fraɪt/ /fraɪt/ Idioms [uncountable] a feeling of fear惊吓；恐怖 She cried out in fright.她吓得大声叫喊。 He was shaking with fright.他吓得发抖。 Synonyms fearfearterror ▪ panic ▪ alarm ▪ frightThese are all words for the bad feeling you have when you are afraid.fear the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger or when a particular thing frightens you: (a) fear of flying害怕坐飞机 She showed no fear.她毫无惧色。 terror a feeling of extreme fear: Her eyes were wild with terror.她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。 panic a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly: I had a sudden moment of panic.我突然一阵惊慌。 alarm fear or worry that somebody feels when something dangerous or unpleasant might happen: The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.医生说不必惊慌。 fright a feeling of fear, usually sudden: She cried out in fright.她吓得大声叫喊。 fear or fright?Fright is a reaction to something that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, but not fright, to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future: I have a fright of spiders. • his fright of what might happen Patterns a fear/terror of something in fear/terror/panic/alarm/fright fear/terror/panic/alarm that… to be filled with fear/terror/panic/alarm a feeling of fear/terror/panic/alarm see also stage fright Extra Examples He almost died of fright when the fish jumped out of the water.鱼从水中跳了出来，把他吓坏了。 They stood there, frozen with fright.他们站在那儿，吓呆了。 Topics Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective stage verb + fright take be shaking with be trembling with … preposition in fright with fright fright at … [countable] an experience that makes you feel fear使人惊吓的经历；恐怖的经历 You gave me a fright jumping out at me like that.一眼看到你，把我吓了一大跳。 I got the fright of my life.我吓得要命。 Extra Examples I had a terrible fright this morning when I saw you there.早上看到你在那儿，我吓了一大跳。 Leah got such a fright that she dropped the tray.利娅吓得失手掉了盘子。 You gave me the fright of my life, jumping out like that!你这样跳出来，把我吓死了！ Did I give you a fright? Sorry.我吓着你了吗？对不起啦。 I had the fright of my life when I saw the snake in my bed.看到床上有条蛇是我平生最恐惧的事。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective terrible verb + fright get have give somebody … phrases a bit of a fright the fright of somebody’s life quite a fright … Word OriginOld English fryhto, fyrhto (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch furcht and German furcht. Idioms look a fright (old-fashioned, British English) to look ugly or silly模样丑陋；看上去傻乎乎的 take fright (at something) (formal) to be frightened by something（因某事）受惊吓 The birds took fright and flew off.鸟受惊飞走了。 Investors took fright at the falling market.投资者看到股市下跌，纷纷出逃。
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