frighten away
phrasal verbfrighten somebody/something away/off | frighten somebody/something away from something
- to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid
把…吓走（或吓跑） - He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off.
他用枪威胁闯入者，把他们吓跑了。
- He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off.
- to make somebody afraid or nervous so that they no longer want to do something
把…吓得不敢（做某事） - The high prices have frightened off many customers.
高价使许多顾客却步。
- The high prices have frightened off many customers.