单词 | frighteningly |
释义 | frighteningfrightening /ˈfraɪt˺nɪŋ/ ●●○ adjective making you feel afraid or nervous: The crime rate in this city is frightening. Going into the hospital can be very frightening.it is frightening to do something It’s frightening to think that such evil people exist.—frighteningly adverb: The ice seemed frighteningly thin.THESAURUSscary – making you feel frightened: Scary movies give me nightmares.terrifying – making someone extremely frightened: The loud explosion was terrifying.alarming – making you feel suddenly frightened and worried about a problem or danger: The alarming death rate of honey bees poses an enormous problem for farmers.intimidating – making you feel worried, frightened, and less confident: The size and strength of the players on the other team were really intimidating.eerie – strange and scary. Used especially about sounds and things you see: There was an eerie howling sound coming from the backyard.spooky – scary because something reminds you of ghosts or similar things. Used especially about places: They say that spooky old house at the top of the hill is haunted.creepy – making you feel frightened and slightly sick or uncomfortable to think about. Used especially about people and places: The way the old woman looked at me was really creepy. |
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