كيف تنطق "scare straight"

expression

ˈskɛɹ/ /ˈstɹeɪt

SKAIR-STRAYT

skˈeə/ /stɹˈeɪt

SKAIR-STRAYT

التعريف

To frighten someone so much that they change their bad behavior or avoid getting into trouble, usually by showing the real dangers of their actions.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈskɛɹ/ /ˈstɹeɪt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

skˈeə/ /stɹˈeɪt

أمريكي

SKAIR-STRAYT

بريطاني

SKAIR-STRAYT

The police tried to scare straight the troubled teens by showing them a real jail.

Programs that scare straight young people aim to stop crime before it starts.

Sometimes, a visit to court helps to scare straight teenagers at risk.

He thought stealing was cool until the cops tried to scare straight him with stories from real prisoners.