frightened

英 [ˈfraɪtnd]

美 [ˈfraɪtnd]

adj.  惊吓的; 受惊的; 害怕的
v.  使惊吓; 使惊恐
frighten的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：frightened　过去式：frightened　

IELTSTEM8

Oxford 3000 / BNC.3398 / COCA.5786

习惯用语

adj.

be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow
• 非常胆小（或十分紧张）
  to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous
be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits
• 吓得魂不附体
  to be very frightened

牛津词典

adj.

• 惊吓的；受惊的；害怕的
  afraid; feeling fear
  1. a frightened child
     受了惊吓的小孩
  2. Don't be frightened.
     别害怕。
  3. What are you frightened of?
     你怕什么？
  4. I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark.
     我害怕在黑夜单独走路回家。
  5. He sounded frightened.
     他听起来受了惊。
  6. I'm too frightened to ask him now.
     现在我吓得不敢问他了。
  7. She was frightened that the plane would crash.
     她害怕飞机会坠毁。
  8. I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.) .
     我为他担惊受怕。
  9. I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death .
     我绝不会干。我会吓死的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 受惊的;害怕的
  If you arefrightened, you are anxious or afraid, often because of something that has just happened or that you think may happen.
  1. She was frightened of flying...
     她害怕坐飞机。
  2. Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.
     米丽娅姆太害怕了，不敢告诉家人发生了什么事。

Take care not to confusefrightenedandfrightening.
注意不要混淆frightened 和 frightening。

英英释义

adj

• made afraid
  1. the frightened child cowered in the corner
  2. too shocked and scared to move
  Synonym:scared
• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
  1. became panicky as the snow deepened
  2. felt panicked before each exam
  3. trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd
  4. the terrified horse bolted
  Synonym:panickypanickedpanic-strickenpanic-struckterrified

双语例句

• Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.
  米丽娅姆太害怕了，不敢告诉家人发生了什么事。
• They were frightened of being double-crossed.
  他们害怕被骗。
• People who run small businesses are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.
  小公司经营者被银行的掠夺行为吓坏了。
• He was frightened into confessing.
  他在恐吓之下招认了。
• Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
  大多数孩子见到血就害怕。
• The little small-town banks were traditionally very frightened that Wall Street would come to dominate the whole country
  偏狭守旧的小银行通常都很害怕华尔街会控制整个国家。
• She was frightened of flying
  她害怕坐飞机。
• It was a very strange feeling in retrospect — I was frightened, but excited at the same time.
  回想起来那是一种非常奇怪的感觉——我当时既害怕又兴奋。
• Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound
  莉莎实在吓坏了，不敢弄出一点声音来。
• Growing numbers of people in the rural areas are too frightened to vote.
  越来越多生活在乡下的人被吓得不敢投票了。