| [/fraɪt; fraɪt/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] feeling of sudden unpleasant fear 惊吓:
trembling with fright 吓得发抖.
(b) [C usu sing 通常作单数] instance of this 惊吓:
You gave me (quite) a fright suddenly coming in here like that. 你那样突然走到这里, 真吓了我一大跳. *
I got the fright of my life, ie I was extremely frightened. 我吓得要命. 用法:
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (infml) person or thing that looks ridiculous or unattractive 奇形怪状的或不起眼的人或物:
She thinks that dress is pretty I think she looks a fright in it. 她以为那件衣服挺漂亮--依我看她穿著像个丑八怪. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) take fright (at sth) be extremely frightened (by sth) （被某事物）惊吓, 受惊:
The animals took fright at the sound of the gun. 那些动物受到枪声的惊吓. |