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高考四级六级考研 Collins 2

v. cause fear in
v. drive out by frightening

vt. 使惊吓
vi. 惊恐

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Oxford 级别

5,047

BNC 频率

5,537

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frighten 由词根 fright（恐惧）和后缀 -en（使得）构成，意为“使人感到恐惧”。

例句

1. The loud thunderstorm frightened the little kids.

大声的雷暴把小孩子们吓坏了。

2. She didn't mean to frighten him with her sudden scream.

她并不是想用突如其来的尖叫吓到他。

3. The scary movie really frightened me last night.

昨晚那部恐怖电影真的让我很害怕。