fright
n. 恐怖; 惊吓; 可怕的东西,难看的人
Fright is a sudden feeling of fear, especially the fear that you feel when something unpleasant surprises you.
The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin uttered a shriek and jumped with fright...
蒸汽管突然发出咯咯的响声,富兰克林尖叫一声,吓得跳了起来。
The birds smashed into the top of their cages in fright...
鸟儿惊恐地冲过去,撞到了笼子顶上。
A fright is an experience which makes you suddenly afraid.
The snake picked up its head and stuck out its tongue which gave everyone a fright...
蛇突然昂起头,吐出芯子,每个人都吓了一跳。
The last time you had a real fright, you nearly crashed the car.
上一次你吓得够呛,差点儿把车撞烂了。
If a person or animal takes fright at something, they are suddenly frightened by it, and want to run away or to stop doing what they are doing.
An untrained horse had taken fright at the sound of gunfire...
一匹未经训练的马听到枪响受了惊。
When costs soared, the studio took fright and recalled the company from Rome.
成本一路狂飙,制片厂受惊之余撤回了罗马的公司。
1. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
1. cause fear in;
alarm, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror, dread
这些名词均含"恐惧,惧怕,惊恐"之意。
look a fright
(非正式)看上去蓬松散乱(或怪异)的
take fright
突然受惊吓;突然惊慌失措
The hens scattered in fright when the truck honked at them.
拖拉机对母鸡鸣喇叭,它们就吓得四散.
Her face was ghostly pale with fright.
她吓得面色惨白.
Apart from a fright, he was uninjured.
除了吓一跳以外, 他没受伤.
In her fright she forgot to lock the door.
她因害怕而忘记了锁门.
The boy's hair stuck up straight with fright.
男孩吓得毛发直竖.