Frighten

(verb.) cause fear in; 'The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me'; 'Ghosts could never affright her'.

(verb.) drive out by frightening.

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• What d'you want to frighten a chap for? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• I wouldn't frighten Kate--poor little Kate. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• You shall threaten him with the Secret, and frighten him too. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• When he put the parcel down, it appeared to frighten him. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Don't think to frighten me as you have done others. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Why, I thought nothing could frighten you. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Such a forward young lady may well frighten the men. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• While it lasts they're frightened enough, but they soon get over it, sir. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• I am quite grieved for him, and very much frightened, and so is Sir Thomas; and how glad I should be if you were here to comfort me. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Gudrun sat, sick at heart, frightened of the great, level surface of the water, so heavy and deadly. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Oh, his mother was frightened--she was afraid I should have all the family jewels reset. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Laurie dashed downstairs for water, while Meg and Hannah supported her, and Jo read aloud, in a frightened voice. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He was so frightened of an Austrian. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Can you talk to me without feeling frightened, and without forgetting that I am a friend? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Now, about some things, St. Clare is really frightful--he frightens me--good-natured as he looks, in general. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• It frightens me to feel that we are in the same room together! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• If you like, miss, said Sam, I'll wait in the hall for you; and if she frightens you, just call and I'll come in. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• A dynamic conception of society always frightens a great number of people. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• It frightens me. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The interplay between the women was real and rather frightening. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The windows were dark and blank, already the place was frightening. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• But this was so still and frail, as space is more frightening than force. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• And she was so hard awake, it was almost frightening--a hard, metallic wakefulness. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Suddenly, from the boat-house, a white figure ran out, frightening in its swift sharp transit, across the old landing-stage. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• It is frightening her to death. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Bell called his boat the Comet, in commemoration of the remarkable eccentric luminary which was at that time frightening Europe from its propriety. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.

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