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frighten

US [ˈfraɪt(ə)n]
UK ['fraɪt(ə)n]
  • v.使惊吓；使惊恐
  • Web吓唬；使害怕；恐吓
Simple Present：frightens  Present Participle：frightening  Past Tense：frightened  

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frighten
v.
1.
[t][i]
~ (sb).~ sb to do sth
使惊吓；使惊恐to make sb suddenly feel afraid
Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.
对不起，我没有吓唬你的意思。
She's not easily frightened.
她不是能轻易吓倒的。
She doesn't frighten easily(= it is not easy to make her afraid) .
她不是能轻易吓倒的。

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Definition:
AllAll,使惊吓使惊吓,使惊恐使惊恐,吓唬吓唬,使害怕使害怕,恐吓恐吓
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
To ask me what is everyone afraid of me to frighten their children by adults, though are down, but the well-known large.
要问我是啥，人见人害怕，大人用我吓孩子，虽是遗臭万年，但是名气大。
yào wèn wǒ shì shá , rén jiàn rén hài pà , dà ren yòng wǒ xià hái zi , suī shì yí chòu wàn nián , dàn shì míng qi dà 。
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2.
Don't let the noise scare to you , its just wind. Don't let the voice to frighten you, and it is the wind.
别让那声音把你吓着了，那不过是风声。别让那声音把你吓着了，那不过是风声。
bié ràng nà shēng yīn bǎ nǐ xià zhe le , nà bú guò shì fēng shēng 。 bié ràng nà shēng yīn bǎ nǐ xià zhe le , nà bú guò shì fēng shēng 。
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3.
They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed. "
他们都要使我们惧怕，意思说，他们的手必软弱，以致工作不能成就。
tā men dōu yào shǐ wǒ men jù pà , yì si shuō , tā men de shǒu bì ruǎn ruò , yǐ zhì gōng zuò bù néng chéng jiù 。
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4.
Scientists, inside and outside of NASA, see that the Nibiru theory is an attempt to frighten people.
国家宇航局内外的科学家认为Nibiru理论不过是用来吓唬人的。
guó jiā yǔ háng jú nèi wài de kē xué jiā rèn wéi Nibiru lǐ lùn bú guò shì yòng lái xià hu rén de 。
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5.
This tactic has often been used in Iran to frighten prominent people, without stoking more public anger by detaining them directly.
伊朗经常用这种战略来恐吓杰出人士，不会煽动更多的公众怒火直接扣留他们。
yī lǎng jīng cháng yòng zhè zhǒng zhàn lüè lái kǒng hè jié chū rén shì , bú huì shān dòng gèng duō de gōng zhòng nù huǒ zhí jiē kòu liú tā men 。
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6.
In an attempt to frighten traders from buying yen, Mr Azumi said he was prepared to keep going until he was "satisfied" .
为了吓阻交易员购买日元，安住淳表示他已准备好采取进一步行动，直到收到“满意”效果为止。
wèi le xià zǔ jiāo yì yuán gòu mǎi rì yuán , ān zhù chún biǎo shì tā yǐ zhǔn bèi hǎo cǎi qǔ jìn yí bù xíng dòng , zhí dào shōu dào " mǎn yì " xiào guǒ wéi zhǐ 。
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7.
Used to express contempt, scorn , or disapproval or to frighten or surprise another .
表示不满、轻蔑、反对或吓唬别人时发出的声音。
biǎo shì bù mǎn 、 qīng miè 、 fǎn duì huò xià hu bié rén shí fā chū de shēng yīn 。
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8.
Still, some readers wrote to tell us that they had to put it cover down on the table so as not to frighten the children.
尽管如此，仍然有一些读者写信告诉我们说，为了不吓着孩子，他们不得不把杂志封面朝下放在桌子上。
jìn guǎn rú cǐ , réng rán yǒu yī xiē dú zhě xiě xìn gào su wǒ men shuō , wèi le bù xià zhe hái zi , tā men bù dé bù bǎ zá zhì fēng miàn cháo xià fàng zài zhuō zǐ shàng 。
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9.
I'm afraid of the dark, where there is no light, he was afraid, imposing manner what also have no, oneself frighten yourself.
我很怕黑，在没有光的地方，就害怕，气势什么也没有，自己吓自己。
wǒ hěn pà hēi , zài méi yǒu guāng de dì fang , jiù hài pà , qì shì shén me yě méi yǒu , zì jǐ xià zì jǐ 。
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10.
They were nudging investors, not trying to frighten them into reversing the recent currency declines.
它们是在婉劝投资者，而不是试图恐吓他们，以逆转最近的汇率下跌走势。
tā men shì zài wǎn quàn tóu zī zhě , ér bú shì shì tú kǒng hè tā men , yǐ nì zhuǎn zuì jìn de huì lǜ xià diē zǒu shì 。
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