单词 | scared |
释义 | scared (once / 438 pages) adj Have you ever gone into a dark room and heard something scurrying across the floor and felt your pulse quicken and your heart race? You were scared — afraid. When you are scared, you are frightened or alarmed. It can be a momentary thing: hearing a car screech outside your house and worrying that your dog just got hit. It can be longer: you might be scared for weeks or months after a medical diagnosis. While the verb is usually associated with a single person or small group, you might also apply it more generally: a fast-moving tornado could have scared a whole town. WORD FAMILYscared: scareder, scaredest, scaredly+/scare: scared, scarer, scares, scarey, scaring/scarer: scarers USAGE EXAMPLESAs Anderson was recounting the scary scene, linebacker Corey Nelson leaned in and told him, “I was scared for you. I was so scared, bro.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) "There was then a robust discussion. I felt scared. The situation was extremely unpleasant." BBC(Jan 02, 2017) “Hollywood portrays all Germans as terrible people, and it’s just not so,” she said “People were scared. People were threatened. You didn’t speak up.” Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) adj made afraid too shocked and scared to move Syn frightened afraid filled with fear or apprehension |
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