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  • Derivatives : adv  frighteningly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

frighten ['fraɪtn]
  1. 1. vt. 使惊恐
  2. 2. vt. see frighten away

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

frighten [ 'fraɪtn] [ 'fraɪtn]
  1. 1. vt. 使惊恐，使恐慌，使吃惊，恐吓，威胁
    I was frightened by his deep voice.
    我被他低沉的声音吓着了。
  2. 2. vt. 使…吓得（away，out或off，into）
    to frighten someone into confessing
    使某人吓得供认
  3. 3. vi. 害怕，惊恐，惊人，惊骇，吃惊

Collins English-English Dictionary

frighten ['fraɪtən]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to cause fear in; terrify; scare
  2. 2. vt. to drive or force to go (away, off, out, in, etc) by making afraid
See more results for frighten in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

to frighten someone into confessing
使某人吓得供认 → frighten
徒自惊扰
frighten oneself for no apparent reason; become needlessly alarmed → 徒
别吓着孩子。
Be careful not to frighten the child. → 吓
别吓唬她，她胆儿小。
Don't frighten her; she's rather timid. → 吓唬
你不要冒充鬼物吓唬人了, 没人怕你。
Stop pretending to be a ghost, you frighten no one. → 鬼物

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