英语词汇frightened的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

frightened /ˈfraɪtnd/ adjective worried that you might be hurt, or that something bad might happenverbsbe/feel frightened Don’t be frightened. We’re not going to hurt you.look/sound frightened “What are those men doing here?” Garry sounded frightened. | She looked frightened when she got out of the car.get frightened (=start to feel frightened) He used to get frightened when the boys from the village asked him to play with them.make sb frightened The big waves are making me frightened.nounsa frightened look There was a frightened look in his eyes.prepositionsfrightened of sth Many animals are frightened of fireworks.frightened about sth There’s nothing to be frightened about. It’ll be all right.frightened at sth She was frightened at the thought of going back there again.Choosing the right prepositionYou usually say that you are frightened of someone or something: She’s frightened of thunderstorms.Frightened about is less common, and is used especially with a participle: I’m still frightened about going out of the house.You usually use frightened at in the phrase frightened at the prospect/thought of something (=frightened about the idea that something is going to happen): The middle classes were frightened at the thought of working-class revolution.Frightened is also used with an infinitive: He was too frightened to ask anyone for help. It is also used with that: I was frightened that I was not alone.phrasesfrightened to death/frightened out of your wits informal (=extremely frightened) I was frightened to death that I was going to make a mistake.like a frightened rabbit/animal The young woman just stared at me like a frightened rabbit.Frightened, scared, or afraid?Scared is a little more informal than frightened, and is very common in spoken English. In written English, frightened is more commonly used. Afraid is more formal than frightened and often sounds more serious.THESAURUS: frightened scared especially spoken frightened. Scared is less formal than frightened and is the usual word to use in everyday English: I’m scared of spiders. | Old people are too scared to go out of their homes. afraid frightened. Afraid sounds more formal than frightened or scared: Children are often afraid of the dark. | I was afraid that I might say the wrong thing. alarmed frightened and worried that something bad might happen: She was alarmed at the thought of performing in front of an audience. | There is nothing to be alarmed about. | I was a little alarmed by this news. fearful formal frightened that something bad might happen: They are fearful of another terrorist attack. | He was fearful that he might make another mistake. | a fearful panicvery frightened terrified very frightened: He looked terrified as the plane took off. | James was absolutely terrified of losing his only child. | He dragged the terrified woman into his car. petrified extremely frightened – used especially when you are so frightened that you cannot think or move: She looked absolutely petrified. | I'm petrified of heights. scared stiff/scared to death informal very frightened: I had to make a speech, and I was scared stiff. | She was scared to death of her father. in terror written if you do something in terror, you do it because you are very frightened: People fled in terror as the building burst into flames.

词组	frightened
释义	frightened /ˈfraɪtnd/ adjective worried that you might be hurt, or that something bad might happenverbsbe/feel frightened Don’t be frightened. We’re not going to hurt you.look/sound frightened “What are those men doing here?” Garry sounded frightened. \| She looked frightened when she got out of the car.get frightened (=start to feel frightened) He used to get frightened when the boys from the village asked him to play with them.make sb frightened The big waves are making me frightened.nounsa frightened look There was a frightened look in his eyes.prepositionsfrightened of sth Many animals are frightened of fireworks.frightened about sth There’s nothing to be frightened about. It’ll be all right.frightened at sth She was frightened at the thought of going back there again.Choosing the right prepositionYou usually say that you are frightened of someone or something: She’s frightened of thunderstorms.Frightened about is less common, and is used especially with a participle: I’m still frightened about going out of the house.You usually use frightened at in the phrase frightened at the prospect/thought of something (=frightened about the idea that something is going to happen): The middle classes were frightened at the thought of working-class revolution.Frightened is also used with an infinitive: He was too frightened to ask anyone for help. It is also used with that: I was frightened that I was not alone.phrasesfrightened to death/frightened out of your wits informal (=extremely frightened) I was frightened to death that I was going to make a mistake.like a frightened rabbit/animal The young woman just stared at me like a frightened rabbit.Frightened, scared, or afraid?Scared is a little more informal than frightened, and is very common in spoken English. In written English, frightened is more commonly used. Afraid is more formal than frightened and often sounds more serious.THESAURUS: frightened scared especially spoken frightened. Scared is less formal than frightened and is the usual word to use in everyday English: I’m scared of spiders. \| Old people are too scared to go out of their homes. afraid frightened. Afraid sounds more formal than frightened or scared: Children are often afraid of the dark. \| I was afraid that I might say the wrong thing. alarmed frightened and worried that something bad might happen: She was alarmed at the thought of performing in front of an audience. \| There is nothing to be alarmed about. \| I was a little alarmed by this news. fearful formal frightened that something bad might happen: They are fearful of another terrorist attack. \| He was fearful that he might make another mistake. \| a fearful panicvery frightened terrified very frightened: He looked terrified as the plane took off. \| James was absolutely terrified of losing his only child. \| He dragged the terrified woman into his car. petrified extremely frightened – used especially when you are so frightened that you cannot think or move: She looked absolutely petrified. \| I'm petrified of heights. scared stiff/scared to death informal very frightened: I had to make a speech, and I was scared stiff. \| She was scared to death of her father. in terror written if you do something in terror, you do it because you are very frightened: People fled in terror as the building burst into flames.
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