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VERB
使驚恐;使害怕;嚇唬
If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
例句
He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear...
他知道索利是想嚇唬他，所以他擠出笑容掩飾自己的恐懼。
Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
大多數孩子見到血就害怕。
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PHRASE
使嚇得魂飛魄散;使嚇破了膽
If something frightens the life out of you, frightens the wits out of you, or frightens you out of your wits, it causes you to feel suddenly afraid or gives you a very unpleasant shock.
例句
Fairground rides are intended to frighten the life out of you.
露天游樂場的飛車就是想把人嚇丟了魂兒。
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PHRASAL VERB
嚇跑;嚇走;把…嚇得躲遠
If you frighten away a person or animal or frighten them off, you make them afraid so that they run away or stay some distance away from you.
例句
The fishermen said the company's seismic survey was frightening away fish...
漁民們說這家公司進行的地震勘測把魚都嚇跑了。
He fired into the air, hoping that the noise would frighten them off.
他向空中開槍，希望槍聲能把它們嚇走。
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PHRASAL VERB
使嚇得不敢打交道(或參與)
To frighten someone away or frighten them off means to make them nervous so that they decide not to become involved with a particular person or activity.
例句
Building society repossessions have frightened buyers off...
建屋互助協會收回未償清房貸的住房，這嚇退了很多買家。
The government is convinced that the bombers want to frighten away foreign investors.
政府確信炸彈襲擊者的目的是想嚇跑外國投資者。
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PHRASAL VERB
嚇得…做…
If you frighten someone into doing something they would not normally do, you make them do it by making them afraid not to do it.
例句
He was a bully. He tried to frighten people into doing what he wanted.
他恃強欺弱，總是想嚇得人們按他的意愿做事。