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| 词汇 | frighten |
| 释义 | phrasefrighten[frightened, frightened, frightening] frighten away/off 1. frighten away sb/sth • frighten sb/sth away • frighten off sb/sth • frighten sb/sth off to make a person or animal go away by doing something that makes them afraid: The boys threw stones into the bushes to frighten off the bears. Reeves said he only fired the pistol to frighten the man away.■ SIMILAR TO: scare away/off2. frighten away sb/sth • frighten sb/sth away • frighten off sb/sth • frighten sb/sth off to make a person or organization decide not to do something that they might have been interested in doing, by making them feel worried, unsure, or nervous: The war has hurt the economy and frightened away investors. A lot of people are frightened off by Bergman's reputation as a "serious" film-maker, and they think his films must be really boring.■ SIMILAR TO: scare away/off
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