单词 | fright |
释义 | fright fright /fraɪt/ noun [S or U] C1 the feeling of fear, especially if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear that happens suddenly: » I lay in bed shaking with fright.» You gave her such a fright turning the lights out like that.» You gave me the fright of my life (= a very severe fright), jumping out of the shadows like that!Thesaurus+: ↑Fear and phobias , ↑Anxiety and worry - general wordstake frightF0 to feel fear: » Our dog took fright at the noise of the fireworks and ran indoors.Thesaurus+: ↑AfraidWord Builder:–Nouns: fright–Adjectives: frightened, frightening, frightful–Verbs: frighten–Adverbs: frighteningly, frightfully• • • Extra Examples:» The sheep ran off in fright, bleating loudly.» She let out a squeak of fright at the sight of the spider.» I got such a fright when he flung open the door that I dropped my glass.» With my bad heart, I should avoid nasty frights like that.» We had an awful fright, I can tell you, but thank goodness we're safe now. |
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