词组 | scare off |
释义 | Idiom scare offscare off (someone) to cause someone not to invest money in something.A TV show as experimental and unusual as this one could scare off advertisers.The country's financial crisis has scared away potential foreign investors. Phr V scare off scares, scaring, scared scare away/off sb/sth or scare sb/sth away/off to make a person or animal so frightened that they go awayShe managed to scare off her attacker by screaming loudly.He ran out into the garden clapping his hands to scare the birds away. scare away/off sb or scare sb away/off to make someone worried about something so that they decide not to do what they had planned to doThe firm's current problems have scared away potential investors.Many travellers have been scared off by the airline's latest fare increases. scare offTo frighten a person or an animal away from a particular place or thing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scare" and "off." Can you guys quit screaming at each other in the middle of the department? You're going to scare off my 2 o'clock interview! I can do basic car repairs, but a major one like that would scare me off, honestly. He shot his rifle in the air to scare off the wolves. scare (someone or an animal) offto frighten someone or an animal away. The dog's barking scared the burglar off. The barking scared off the prowler. |
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