The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
A growing number of Americans are seeing the accumulation and distribution of computerized date as a frightening invasion of their privacy.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
One of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead.
出自-2010年12月听力原文
英语六级真题
Frightened victims can rarely make correct identification.
出自-2012年6月听力原文
Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that, so we laugh.
出自-2011年6月听力原文
Among global warming's most frightening threats is the prediction is that the polar ice-caps will melt, raising sea level so much that coastal cities from New York to Los Angles to Shanghai will be flooded.
出自-2010年12月听力原文
What is one of the most frightening threats of global warming according to the passage
出自-2010年12月听力原文
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
使惊恐;使害怕;吓唬
If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
If something frightens the life out of you, frightens the wits out of you, or frightens you out of your wits, it causes you to feel suddenly afraid or gives you a very unpleasant shock.
To frighten someone away or frighten them off means to make them nervous so that they decide not to become involved with a particular person or activity.