frightened
adjective /ˈfraɪtnd/
/ˈfraɪtnd/
Idioms - afraid; feeling fear
惊吓的;受惊的;害怕的 - a frightened child
受了惊吓的小孩 - Don't be frightened.
别害怕。 - He sounded frightened.
他听起来受了惊。 - frightened of something What are you frightened of?
你怕什么? - frightened of doing something I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark.
我害怕在黑夜单独走路回家。 - frightened about something I was nervous and frightened about the future.
我对将来感到不安和害怕。 - frightened about doing something She said she was frightened about having the baby.
她说她害怕生孩子。 - frightened to do something I'm too frightened to ask him now.
现在我吓得不敢问他了。 - frightened that… She was frightened that the plane would crash.
她害怕飞机会坠毁。 - frightened for somebody I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.).
我为他担惊受怕。 - (informal) I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death.
我绝不会干。我会吓死的。
Synonyms afraidafraid- frightened
- scared
- terrified
- alarmed
- paranoid
- afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
- There’s nothing to be afraid of.
没有什么要害怕的。 - Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?
你不怕会跌倒吗?
- There’s nothing to be afraid of.
- frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
- a frightened child
受惊的孩子 - She was frightened that the glass would break.
她担心玻璃会破碎。
- a frightened child
- scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生: - The thieves got scared and ran away.
小偷慌张起来,都跑掉了。
- The thieves got scared and ran away.
Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.用 afraid、frightened 还是 scared? - terrified very frightened:
- I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
我很害怕她不来。 - She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.
她看着他,双目圆睁,充满恐惧。
- I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
- alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
- She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
- She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
- paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:
- You’re just being paranoid.
你只是在疑神疑鬼。
- You’re just being paranoid.
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
Topics Feelingsb1- I got frightened when he lost his temper.
他大发脾气,把我吓坏了。 - Most of us are frightened by our emotions.
我们中大多数的人对自己的情绪感到害怕。 - I'm rather frightened of dogs.
我有些怕狗。 - My friend is too frightened of my father to come to our house.
我的朋友太害怕我父亲了,不敢到我家来。 - Simon was badly frightened at the result of his action.
西蒙为他的行为产生的后果感到很害怕。 - She was frightened that the glass would break.
她担心玻璃会破碎。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- by
- of
- …
- frightened out of your wits
- frightened to death
- too frightened (of somebody/something) to do something
- …
- a frightened child
Idioms
be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow
- to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous
Topics Feelingsc2非常胆小(或十分紧张)
be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits
(also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody)
- to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much
吓得魂不附体 - I was scared out of my wits!
我被吓得魂都没了! - The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.
最新的消息把投资者吓坏了。
- I was scared out of my wits!