frighten
/ˈfraɪtən/verb
with obj.
1- make (someone) afraid or anxious使害怕; 使担忧：
the savagery of his thoughts frightened him.
他的想法这么残暴连他自己都觉得害怕
people were no longer easily frightened into docility.
人们不再那么容易被吓怕而变得顺从。
1.1
frighten someone/thing off
deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid使某人（或某事）吓得不敢做。
1.2
- no obj.(of a person) become afraid or anxious（人）害怕, 受惊吓; 忧惧, 担忧：
at his age, I guess he doesn't frighten any more.
在他这个年龄, 我猜想他不再害怕了。
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