"scare" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 吓唬
• 惊吓

Definition

使某人突然感到害怕。作名词时，也指突然产生的恐惧感。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词既常作动词，也常作名词：'scare someone' 和 'give someone a scare'。它通常表示突然的害怕，而不是长期、强烈的恐惧。常见搭配有 'scare away'、'scare off' 和 'scared of'。不要和 'scary'（吓人的）或 'scared'（感到害怕的）混淆。

Examples

The loud noise scared the baby.

巨大的声响把宝宝**吓到了**。

I got a scare when I saw the snake.

我看到蛇的时候吓了一**跳**。

Don't scare the cat.

别**吓唬**那只猫。

You really scared me when you didn't answer your phone.

你不接电话的时候，真把我**吓坏了**。

The bad weather scared a lot of people away from the beach.

恶劣天气把很多人都**吓得不敢去**海滩了。

That email gave me quite a scare, but everything turned out fine.

那封邮件真让我受了不小的**惊吓**，不过最后一切都没事。