🔑scareBrE/skeə(r)/NAmE/sker/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyscareBrE/skeə(r)/NAmE/sker/present simple - he / she / itscaresBrE/skeəz/NAmE/skerz/past simplescaredBrE/skeəd/NAmE/skerd/past participlescaredBrE/skeəd/NAmE/skerd/ -ing formscaringBrE/ˈskeərɪŋ/NAmE/ˈskerɪŋ/🔑[T]tofrightensb惊吓;使害怕;使恐惧◆~sbYouscaredme. 你吓了我一跳。◆itscaressbtodosthItscaredmetothinkIwasaloneinthebuilding. 想到楼里只有我一个人,怪害怕的。frightenscare ⬥ alarm ⬥ terrify
These words all mean to make sb afraid.以上各词均含使害怕、使恐惧之义。
frightento 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。
scareto 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。
alarmto 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。NOTEAlarm 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。
terrifyto 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.