fright

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fright /fraɪt/ noun 1 [singular, uncountable]FRIGHTENED a sudden feeling of fear 恐怖；惊吓 You gave me such a fright creeping up on me like that! 你这样不声不响地过来，吓了我一跳！get/have a fright I got an awful fright when I realised how much money I owed. 知道自己欠了那么多钱，我吓了一大跳。with fright He was shaking with fright. 他吓得发抖。in fright Several of the children cried out in fright. 有几个孩子吓得大哭了起来。► see thesaurus at fear2 take fright FRIGHTENEDto be very afraid of something, especially so that you run away from it or do not do something that you were going to do 受惊吓〔尤指因而逃走或未做计划的事情〕 The bird took fright and flew away. 鸟儿受了惊吓，飞走了。 She had promised to marry him, but took fright at the last moment. 她答应嫁给他，但是到了最后一刻又畏缩了。3. look a fright old-fashionedUNTIDY to look untidy or unattractive 龌龊，怪模怪样，丑陋 → stage fright

Examples from the Corpus

fright• She was a fright last night at the Paradise Garage.• I knew that I was dead from fright and would be beaten afterward for clumsiness.• And did they never die of fright?• The Princess was given a serious fright.• Men had died because an untrained horse had taken fright at the sound of musketry.• Darren was pale with fright.gave ... a fright• It gave me a fright, I don't mind telling you.• You gave us such a fright.Origin fright Old English fyrhto

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fright /fraɪt/

noun

Word Family: adjective: frightened, frightening, frightful; noun: fright, frighteners; adverb: frighteningly, frightfully; verb: frighten

Language: Old English
Origin: fyrhto

1. [singular, uncountable] a sudden feeling of fear:

You gave me such a fright creeping up on me like that!
get/have a fright

I got an awful fright when I realised how much money I owed.
with fright

He was shaking with fright.
in fright

Several of the children cried out in fright.
2. take fright to be very afraid of something, especially so that you run away from it or do not do something that you were going to do:

The bird took fright and flew away.

She had promised to marry him, but took fright at the last moment.
3. look a fright old-fashioned to look untidy or unattractive
⇨ stage fright

THESAURUS

   ▪ fear a feeling of being frightened: He was trembling with fear. | Fear of failure should not stop you trying.
   ▪ terror a feeling of great fear, because you think that something terrible is about to happen: She let out a scream of pure terror.
   ▪ fright a sudden feeling of fear, or a situation that makes you feel this: My body was shaking with fright. | You gave me a fright! | He’s had a bit of fright, that’s all.
   ▪ panic a sudden feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly: She was in such a panic that she hardly knew what she was doing! | There were scenes of sheer panic immediately following the bomb blast.
   ▪ alarm a feeling of fear or worry which shows in your voice or behaviour, because you think something bad might happen: When I mentioned her name, he looked up at me in alarm. | The streets were calm and there was no sign of alarm.
   ▪ foreboding /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/ a feeling that something bad or unpleasant might happen although there is no obvious reason why it should: She felt the same sense of foreboding she had before her father died.
   ▪ phobia /ˈfəʊbiə $ ˈfoʊ-/ a permanent strong unreasonable fear of something: I had a phobia about going to the dentist.

fright

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/fraɪt/

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NAmE

/fraɪt/

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noun

[uncountable]

a feeling of fear 惊吓；恐怖

◆to cry out

in fright

吓得大声叫喊

◆He was shaking with fright. 他吓得发抖。

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<titled tranID="26" status="1">fear</titled>terror ◇ panic ◇ alarm ◇ fright

These are all words for the bad feeling you have when you are afraid. 以上各词均表示害怕时的恐慌情绪。

fear the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when sth bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you 指害怕、惧怕、担忧：◆(a) fear of flying 害怕坐飞机◆She showed no fear. 她毫无惧色。
terror a feeling of extreme fear 指惊恐、恐惧、惊骇：◆Her eyes were wild with terror. 她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。
panic a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly 指惊恐、恐慌：◆I had a sudden moment of panic. 我突然一阵惊慌。
alarm fear or worry that sb feels when sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen 指惊恐、惊慌、恐慌：◆The doctor said there was no cause for alarm. 医生说不必惊慌。
fright a feeling of fear, usually sudden 通常指突如其来的惊吓、恐怖：◆She cried out in fright. 她吓得大声叫喊。

fear or fright? 用 fear 还是 fright？

Fright is a reaction to sth that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, but not fright, to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future. * fright 指对刚刚发生或正在发生的事情的反应。对一直使人害怕的事物和对未来可能发生的事情感到担忧应该用 fear，而不能用 fright：◆I have a fright of spiders.◆his fright of what might happen