fright
/fraɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /fraɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrīt/ (ame, mw)
fright — 名詞
1. a sudden feeling of shock or fear that you get when something dangerous or compl
驚嚇
突然感到的恐懼或驚慌
a sudden feeling of shock or fear that you get when something dangerous or completely unexpected happens
Chen Wei got such a fright when a stray cat leaped out of the dark garage.
Chen Wei 被一隻從黑暗車庫跳出來的野貓嚇了一大跳。
get + a + fright: sudden shock experience
The little girl screamed in fright when the thunder shook the windows of her bedroom.
雷聲震動臥室窗戶時，小女孩嚇得尖叫起來。
in fright: describes an action done out of sudden fear
You gave me a fright — I did not hear you come in through the back door.
你嚇了我一跳——我沒聽到你從後門進來。
A loud bang from the kitchen gave everyone in the living room a terrible fright.
廚房傳來一聲巨響，讓客廳裡的每個人都嚇了一大跳。
Clara stood frozen with fright as the dog ran towards her, barking very loudly.
那隻狗一邊大聲吠叫一邊跑向 Clara，她嚇得呆站在原地。
- calm
a state of no fear or worry
文法句型
fright + of + noun/-ing form
get/have + a + fright
用法筆記
Usually used in the singular. Common in the patterns 'get a fright', 'give someone a fright', and 'take fright'. The phrase 'take fright' often suggests deciding to avoid something because of fear.
常見錯誤
2. a continuous feeling of being afraid or worried about something that may be dang
恐懼
持續的害怕或擔憂狀態
a continuous feeling of being afraid or worried about something that may be dangerous or unpleasant
Omar lives in constant fright of losing his job since the company announced big layoffs.
自從公司宣布大規模裁員後，Omar 一直活在害怕失業的恐懼中。
live in + fright + of: describes a lasting fearful state
Ever since the robbery last autumn, the shopkeeper has lived in constant fright of someone breaking in through the back door.
自從去年秋天遭搶後，那位店主一直活在恐懼中，擔心有人會從後門闖入。
live in + fright + of: describes a persistent fearful state
Amina's fright of flying got much worse each time she had to travel for work.
Amina 對飛行的恐懼隨著每次出差搭飛機而變得更加強烈。
The workers live in fright of being laid off every time the company announces new budget cuts.
每當公司宣布新的預算削減計畫時，員工們都活在害怕被裁員的恐懼中。
- security
feeling safe and free from fear
文法句型
in + fright
with + fright
fright + of + noun/-ing form
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1 (a sudden event), this sense describes a feeling that lasts or returns. Often used with 'live in fright of', 'tremble/shake with fright'. The prepositional object (of + noun/-ing) names the source of the fear.
常見錯誤
3. someone or something that has a very strange, unattractive, or ridiculous appear
怪相
看起來怪異或難看的人事物
someone or something that has a very strange, unattractive, or ridiculous appearance — for example, a person with messy hair and dirty clothes after a long journey
After falling into the muddy pond, Kofi looked an absolute fright.
Kofi 掉進泥巴水坑後，看起來簡直像個怪物。
look + a + fright: idiom for appearing messy or ridiculous
That old hat with the giant silk flower is a fright — please do not wear it to the wedding.
那頂綴著大絲花的老帽子真是難看——拜託不要戴去婚禮。
Emma caught a glimpse of herself in the train-station mirror and thought she looked a fright after the long flight.
Emma 在火車站的鏡子裡瞥見自己，覺得經過長途飛行後自己看起來狼狽不堪。
The scarecrow in the garden was such a fright that the birds stayed far away from the vegetable patch.
花園裡的稻草人醜得可怕，鳥兒們都不敢靠近菜圃。
文法句型
look + a + fright
用法筆記
Always used with the indefinite article 'a'. The verb is typically 'look' ('look a fright') but 'be a fright' also occurs. This sense is informal and most common in British English. Do not confuse with sense 1 (sudden fear) — here 'fright' refers to an object's appearance, not an emotion.
常見錯誤
fright — 動詞
- frightpresent simple I / you / we / they
- frights3rd person singular
- frighting-ing form
- frightedpast simple
1. to make someone feel a sudden sense of fear or alarm, usually by doing something
使驚嚇
突然讓某人感到害怕
to make someone feel a sudden sense of fear or alarm, usually by doing something unexpected
The sudden knock on the cabin door frighted the old woman who lived alone.
突然敲打小木屋門的聲音，嚇到了獨居的老婦人。
simple active: fright + person
Do not wave your arms like that — you will fright the horses and they might run off.
別那樣揮動手臂——你會嚇到馬匹，牠們可能會跑走。
A loud car horn frighted the birds, and they rose into the sky all at once.
汽車大聲鳴響喇叭驚嚇到鳥群，牠們同時飛向天空。
The old sailor told a story about a ghost ship that frighted every crew member who saw it.
老水手講了一個關於鬼船的故事，嚇到了每個見到它的船員。
文法句型
fright + someone
be + frighted + by + noun
用法筆記
This verb is much less common than 'frighten' in modern English. It is found mostly in older or literary texts, and in some regional dialects. The past form 'frighted' is regular. The adjective 'frightened' (from the more common verb 'frighten') has entirely replaced 'frighted' in everyday use.