frighten

vt. 使惊吓
vi. 惊恐
相关词组:
frighten sb out of doing sth
frighten sb into doing sth

副词:frighteningly 名词:frightener 动词过去式:frightened 过去分词:frightened 现在分词:frightening 第三人称单数:frightens 

fright.en

v.（动词）
fright.ened,fright.en.ing,fright.ens
v.tr.（及物动词）
To fill with fear; alarm.
充满恐惧；惊恐
To drive or force by arousing fear:
用恐吓来强迫：
例句：
The suspect was frightened into confessing.
嫌疑犯在被逼供

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become afraid.
变得害怕

【引伸】
fright.ener
n.（名词）
fright.eningly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>frighten,scare,alarm,terrify,terrorize,startle,panicThese verbs mean to cause a person to experience fear.
这些动词意思是使一个人感到害怕。
Frighten and the less formalscare are the most widely applicable terms:
Frighten 和不太正式用语scare 是最常用的词：
例句：
.Better be killed than frightened to death. (Robert Smith Surtees).
.被杀死也比被吓死强. （罗伯特·史密斯·瑟蒂斯）。

例句：
Don`t let the size of the task scare you.
这么多任务，别吓坏了你。

Alarm implies the often sudden onset of fear or apprehension:
Alarm 暗示恐惧或焦虑的经常性的突然出现：
例句：
Her sudden and inexplicable loss of weight alarmed her doctor.
她的体重突然令人费解的减轻吓坏了她的医生。

Terrify implies overwhelming, often paralyzing fear:
Terrify 暗示了无法抵抗的、令人瘫痪的恐惧：
例句：
.The regulars, terrified by the yells of the Indians . . . gathered themselves into a body. (George Bancroft).
.正规兵们被印度人的怒吼吓坏了…缩成了一团. （乔治·班克罗夫特）。

Terrorize implies fear that intimidates;the word sometimes suggests deliberate coercion:
Terrorize 暗示受威胁而害怕；此词有时指有意的强制或高压统治：
例句：
.premeditated and systematized terrorizing of the civil populations. (Edith Wharton).
.有计划、有组织地控制国内人口. （伊迪丝·沃顿）。

Startle suggests fear that shocks momentarilyand may cause a sudden, involuntary movement of the body:
Startle 指短时间内叫人震惊的恐惧，可能造成突然的不由自主的身体不能动弹：
例句：
The clap of thunder startled us.
雷鸣般的掌声惊呆了我。

Panic implies sudden frantic fear that often impairs self-control and rationality:
Panic 暗示突然出现的狂乱的恐惧常常影响到自控或理智：
例句：
The radio drama was so realistic that it panicked listeners who tuned in after it had begun.
这部广播剧如此逼近现实，它开播后使听众恐慌