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frightened

🇺🇸 /fɹˈaɪtʌnd/
adj 编号: F02091 牛津3000 BNC #3398 COCA #5786
表示“感到害怕、受到惊吓”的形容词,通常描述人的当下感受。
💡 记忆钩子
把它想成一个人被突如其来的声音吓到,脸色和神情都变了:人因为某事而处在害怕的状态,就是 frightened。它说的是“被吓到的人”,不是“会吓人的事物”;后者通常用 frightening。
📝 学习建议
  • 先记住 frightened 描述人的感受,相当于“感到害怕”;不要把它误解成“令人害怕”。
  • 注意和 frightening 区分:人可以 be frightened,而声音、电影或消息可以 be frightening。
📖 中文释义
adj
  • core 害怕的;受到惊吓的
    📖 指人被某件事吓到,因而感到害怕,重点在这个人的心理状态,而不在于事物本身是否可怕。
    💡 常用结构是 be frightened of 某人或某物,或 be frightened by 某个动作、声音和事件;后面也可以接不定式,表示害怕去做某事。它通常用于日常叙述人的感受,语气比单纯说不喜欢或担心更强。中文里不要把“我害怕”机械地说成 frightened me;描述自己时应使用 I was frightened 这一类结构。
    The little boy was frightened by the noise outside.
    外面的声音把小男孩吓到了。
    I was too frightened to open the door.
    我太害怕了,不敢打开门。
more frightened comparative most frightened superlative
📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 2 组
made afraid;
同义词集: frightened scared
the frightened child cowered in the corner
too shocked and scared to move
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; ; ;
同义词集: panicky panicked panic-stricken panic-struck terrified frightened
became panicky as the snow deepened
felt panicked before each exam
trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd
the terrified horse bolted
🔄 变式
more frightened compar most frightened superl
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