单词 | frighten away |
释义 | frighten away (once / 9571 pages) v WORD FAMILY frighten away: frightened away, frightening away, frightens away USAGE EXAMPLESBankers were frightened away by a spate of kidnappings for ransom in the 1980s. Economist(Jul 28, 2016) They could frighten away your diplomatic allies by threatening to weaken your bonds with them. Washington Post(Jul 21, 2016) The economy has suffered, too, as the violence frightens away tourists. New York Times(Jul 04, 2016) v cause to lose courage Syn|Hyper dash, daunt, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off intimidate, restrain to compel or deter by or as if by threats |
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