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Spooked Meaning in English

word · lemma: spook

/ˈspukt/
spookt
/spˈuːkt/
spookt

释义

Feeling suddenly afraid or startled, often by something unexpected. Often used to describe people or animals who are easily scared.

用法与细微差别

"Spooked" is informal and used mostly in speech. It can describe both mild and strong fear, especially sudden fright. Common collocations: 'got spooked', 'easily spooked', 'spooked by'. Often used for animals (like horses) and people.

例句

The cat got spooked by the loud noise.

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He looked spooked when I called his name.

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The horse was too spooked to go any further.

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She gets spooked easily when watching horror movies.

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Something must have spooked him—he left in a real hurry.

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Sorry, you spooked me standing there in the dark!

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