frighten
frightenfrighten[ˈfrʌɪt(ə)n],frighten sb/sth a'way/ 'off; ,frighten sb/sth a'way from sth 1.■to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid把…﹙从…﹚吓跑:The noise frightened the birds away.那声音把鸟儿吓飞了。I sometimes use a gun to frighten dogs away from the hens.我有时开枪把狗从母鸡群里吓跑。2.■to make a person or an organization so nervous that they are no longer interested in sth or no longer want to do sth把…吓得不敢﹙做某事﹚；让…却步:Investment companies have been frightened off by fear of losing money.投资公司由于担心损失资金而却步。[synonym]scare sb/sth away/off[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+prep
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