scare meaning in English
vt.
吓,吓唬;吓走,吓跑 (away, off)。
vi.
吓,吃惊,惊吓,惶恐。 be more scared than hurt 无事自忧,自找烦恼;虚惊。 be (as) scared as a rabbit 吓得要命;惊惶失措。 be scared stiff [hollow] 吓一大跳。 scare the pants off of 〔美俚〕吓坏…;把…吓得魂不附体。 scare up [out] 〔美国〕 1. (将猎物)吓出来;(将钱财)敲诈出来;找出,得到。2.筹措,张罗。
n.
吓唬;恐怖,(商界的)恐慌。 get a scare 吓一跳,吓坏。 throw a scare into sb. 〔美国〕使…吓一大跳,吓坏…。
Examples
- He scares people away by being so brash .
他狂妄自大把别人都吓跑了。 - They scared him into handing over the keys .
他们把他吓得交出了钥匙。 - We will scare her out of telling the police .
我们要把她吓得不敢报警。 - She began to feel angry as well as scared .
她不仅害怕而且也气愤起来。 - The boy was more scared than hurt .
这孩子伤倒不算什么,只是受惊吓不小。