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| /ˈfraɪtn/ |
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| | to make someone feel afraid , especially suddenly （尤指突然）使惊恐，吓唬 | Stop it! You’ re frightening the children! 住手！你吓到孩子们了！ | | | a | to make someone feel nervous or worried 使不安；使烦恼 | | The thought of war frightens me. 想到战争就让我觉得不安。 | | It frightens me how quickly children grow up these days. 现在孩子们长得这么快真吓了我一跳。 | | | | b | frighten sb intoout of doing sthto persuade someone to do or not do something by making them feel afraid 把（某人）吓得（做或不做某事） | | adverts that frighten people into buying expensive security equipment 吓唬人们去购买昂贵的安全设备的广告 | | |
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| - | frighten the life out of sb/frighten sb to death informal
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| to make someone feel extremely afraid or nervous |
| 把某人吓得没命/使某人紧张得要死 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌfrighten aˈway or ˌfrighten ˈoff |
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| 1 | to make a person or animal so afraid that they run away 把…吓跑 |
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| 2 | to make someone so worried or nervous that they decide not to become involved with something 使烦恼（或紧张）得不敢介入 | The fall in share prices frightened off possible investors. 股票价格下跌吓跑了潜在的投资者。 | |
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