| 单词 | frightened |
| 释义 | frightened (once / 155 pages) adj Someone who's frightened is scared or anxious. A frightened camper might tremble with fear as she listens to the scary campfire stories her counselor tells. When you're frightened, you feel fearful — you might be frightened of thunderstorms or frightened of strange dogs. A frightened airplane passenger might panic and cause other people to become frightened. The adjective comes from frighten — before the 1660s, the verb was instead fright. All of these words share an Old English root, fyrhtu, "fear, dread, trembling, or horrible sight." WORD FAMILYfrightened: frighteneder, frightenedest, frightenedly, unfrightened+/frighten: frightened, frightening, frightens/frightening: frighteningly, frightenings USAGE EXAMPLESSo you’re frightened onstage for 90 minutes, every night, and your body thinks that it’s real — what happens? New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Actually it is the sweet little bat who is frightened, after being separated in the forest from her doting mother. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) There was no guarantee that the economy’s downward spiral wouldn’t continue, as frightened businesses and consumers curbed spending and, in the process, increased unemployment. Washington Post(Dec 18, 2016) 1adj made afraid the frightened child cowered in the corner Syn scared afraid filled with fear or apprehension 2adj thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation Syn panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicked, panicky, terrified afraid filled with fear or apprehension |
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