"scare out of" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 吓得失去
• 把（某物）吓出来

Definition

让某人害怕到放弃某事、失去某物，或者不敢做某事的程度。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多为口语或讲故事时用。常用于“scare someone out of doing something”结构，强调因恐惧而放弃、丢失。

Examples

He tried to scare her out of quitting her job.

他试图**吓得她不敢**辞职。

The loud noise scared the cat out of the room.

巨大的声音把猫**吓得跑出了**房间。

The ghost story scared the kids out of going upstairs alone.

鬼故事让孩子们**害怕得不敢**一个人上楼。

That horror movie really scared me out of sleeping alone last night.

那部恐怖片昨晚真的**把我吓得不敢一个人睡**。

Her parents tried to scare her out of traveling abroad, but she went anyway.

她的父母试图**吓得她不敢**出国，但她还是去了。

The dog barked loudly and scared the thief out of breaking in.

狗大声叫，把小偷**吓得不敢闯进来**。