fright
noun /fraɪt/
/fraɪt/
Idioms - [uncountable] a feeling of fear
惊吓；恐怖 - She cried out in fright.
她吓得大声叫喊。 - He was shaking with fright.
他吓得发抖。
Synonyms fearfearsee also stage fright- terror
- panic
- alarm
- fright
- fear the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger or when a particular thing frightens you:
- (a) fear of flying
害怕坐飞机 - She showed no fear.
她毫无惧色。
- (a) fear of flying
- terror a feeling of extreme fear:
- Her eyes were wild with terror.
她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。
- Her eyes were wild with terror.
- panic a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly:
- I had a sudden moment of panic.
我突然一阵惊慌。
- I had a sudden moment of panic.
- alarm fear or worry that somebody feels when something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
- The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
医生说不必惊慌。
- The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
- fright a feeling of fear, usually sudden:
- She cried out in fright.
她吓得大声叫喊。
- She cried out in fright.
用 fear 还是 fright？ - a fear/terror of something
- in fear/terror/panic/alarm/fright
- fear/terror/panic/alarm that…
- to be filled with fear/terror/panic/alarm
- a feeling of fear/terror/panic/alarm
Topics Feelingsc1- He almost died of fright when the fish jumped out of the water.
鱼从水中跳了出来，把他吓坏了。 - They stood there, frozen with fright.
他们站在那儿，吓呆了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- stage
- take
- be shaking with
- be trembling with
- …
- in fright
- with fright
- fright at
- …
- She cried out in fright.
- [countable] an experience that makes you feel fear
使人惊吓的经历；恐怖的经历 - You gave me a fright jumping out at me like that.
你这样跳起来扑向我，把我吓了一大跳。 - I got the fright of my life.
我吓得要命。
- I had a terrible fright this morning when I saw you there.
早上看到你在那儿，我吓了一大跳。 - Leah got such a fright that she dropped the tray.
利娅吓得失手掉了盘子。 - You gave me the fright of my life, jumping out like that!
你这样跳出来，把我吓死了！ - Did I give you a fright? Sorry.
我吓着你了吗？对不起啦。 - I had the fright of my life when I saw the snake in my bed.
看到床上有条蛇是我平生最恐惧的事。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- terrible
- get
- have
- give somebody
- …
- a bit of a fright
- the fright of somebody’s life
- quite a fright
- …
- You gave me a fright jumping out at me like that.
词源Old English fryhto, fyrhto (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch furcht and German furcht.
Idioms
look a fright
- (old-fashioned, British English) to look ugly or silly
模样丑陋；像丑八怪；样子古怪
take fright (at something)
- (formal) to be frightened by something
（因某事）受惊吓 - The birds took fright and flew off.
鸟受惊飞走了。 - Investors took fright at the falling market.
投资者看到股市下跌，纷纷出逃。
- The birds took fright and flew off.