frightens

/ˈfraɪtn̩z/ /ˈfraɪtənz/

Meanings

verb

吓唬，使害怕。

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

Examples :

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

艾弗里把床单披在头上，假装成鬼来吓唬艾米丽。

Related Words

fright noun

/fɹʌit/ /fɹaɪt/

惊吓，恐慌，惊恐。

"The sudden, loud noise outside the classroom caused a fright among the students. "

教室外突然传来的巨大声响让学生们吓了一跳。

sheet noun

/ʃiːt/ /ʃit/

床单，被单。

"Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed."

用走廊壁橱里的床单来铺床吧。

avery proper noun

/ˈeɪvəri/

姓氏。也是一个名字，尤其用于男性。

"Avery is a common name in the United States."

艾弗里是美国常见的名字。

scare noun

/skɛə/ /skɛɚ/

惊吓，虚惊。

"Johnny had a bad scare last night."

约翰尼昨晚受到了不小的惊吓。

cause noun

/kɔːz/ /kɔz/

原因，起因.

"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."

他们查明水管爆裂是这次洪水的起因。

fear noun

/fɪə/ /fɪəɹ/

恐惧，害怕。

"He was struck by fear on seeing the snake."

他看到蛇，顿时感到一阵恐惧。

alarm noun

/əˈlɑːm/ /əˈlɑɹm/

警报，警钟

"The school's alarm announced the approaching fire drill. "

学校的警报声宣告了消防演习的开始。

feel noun

/fiːl/

感觉，触感。

"Bark has a rough feel."

树皮摸起来感觉很粗糙。

puts noun

/pʊts/

看跌期权，抛售选择权

"She bought two puts on the company stock, hoping to profit if the price fell below her agreed-upon selling price. "

她买了两种公司股票的看跌期权，希望如果股价跌到低于她约定的抛售价格时能从中获利。

ghost noun

/ɡəʊst/ /ɡoʊst/

鬼魂，灵魂。

"My grandmother believes her departed husband's ghost visits her every night. "

我奶奶相信她去世的丈夫的鬼魂每天晚上都会来看她。

frighten verb

/ˈfɹaɪtn̩/

吓唬，使害怕。

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

艾弗里把床单披在头上，假装成鬼来吓唬艾米丽。

pretending verb

/prɪˈtɛndɪŋ/ /priˈtɛndɪŋ/

假装，冒充。

"The child was pretending to be asleep so he wouldn't have to eat his vegetables. "

那个小孩假装睡着了，这样他就不用吃蔬菜了。