"frighten" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 吓唬
• 使害怕

Definition

使某人感到害怕，或突然受到惊吓。通常用于表示某个人、事物或情况让别人产生恐惧。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词在日常和书面英语中都常见。常见搭配有 'frighten someone' 和 'be frightened of/by something'。在口语中，'scare' 更常用；'frighten' 语气稍强一些，也略正式。不要把 'frighten'（使害怕）和 'frightened'（感到害怕的）混淆。

Examples

Loud noises frighten the baby.

巨大的噪音会**吓唬**宝宝。

Don't frighten the cat.

别**吓唬**那只猫。

The dark room frightened me.

那个黑暗的房间**吓到了**我。

I didn't mean to frighten you—I was just joking.

我不是故意**吓你**的，我只是开个玩笑。

Stories like that frighten people more than they should.

那样的故事会**吓到**人，而且往往比应有的程度更严重。

What really frightens me is how quiet everything gets before a storm.

真正**让我害怕**的是，暴风雨来临前一切都会变得异常安静。