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●ˌfrighten sb/sth↔aˈway/ˈoff●ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth🔑 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。<titled status="1" tranid="24">frighten</titled>scare ⬥ alarm ⬥ terrify These words all mean to make sb afraid. 以上各词均含使害怕、使恐惧之义。 - frighten to make sb feel afraid, often suddenly 指（常突如其来地）使惊吓、使惊恐：◆He brought out a gun and frightened them off. 他掏出一把枪，把他们吓跑了。
- scare to make sb feel afraid 指使害怕、使恐惧：◆They managed to scare the bears away. 他们设法把那些熊吓跑了。
- alarm to make sb anxious or afraid 指使惊恐、使害怕、使担心：◆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。 NOTE Alarm is used when sb has a feeling that sth unpleasant or dangerous might happen in the future; the feeling is often more one of worry than actual fear. * alarm 指令人担心不好的事情或危险可能发生，多为忧虑而非真的害怕。
- terrify to make sb feel extremely afraid 指使恐惧、使十分害怕、使惊吓：◆Flying terrified her. 她害怕坐飞机。
frighten or scare? 用 frighten 还是 scare？- Scare is slightly more informal than frighten. * scare 较 frighten 稍非正式。
Patterns- to frighten/scare sb/sth away/off
- to frighten/scare/terrify sb into doing sth
- It frightens/scares/alarms/terrifies me that…
- It frightens/scares/alarms/terrifies me to think, see, etc.
🔑 to make sb afraid or nervous so that they no longer want to do sth 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。See also frighten |