frighten
['fraɪ.tən] verb transitive
ESSENTIAL
■to make someone feel fear 使害怕，使受惊•He frightens me when he drives so fast.他开车这么快，我很害怕。 •You'll frighten the baby wearing that mask.你戴那个面具会吓着宝宝的。 •The noise frightened me to death/out of my wits (= gave me a severe fright).那声音吓得我要死／不知所措。
['fraɪ.tən] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs frighten sb/sth away/off
■to make a person or animal feel fear in order to make them go away 把…吓走•Be quiet or you'll frighten the deer off.别出声，否则会把鹿吓跑的。 ■to make someone so nervous that they decide not to do something 使某人紧张得不去做某事•Many potential buyers were frightened off by the £1 million price tag.很多潜在的买家看到这个一百万英镑的价格标签后都望而却步。
['fraɪ.tən] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs frighten sb into sth
■to make someone so frightened that they do something they did not want to do 把（某人）吓得…
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