fright
noun [ S or U ] uk/fraɪt/ us/fraɪt/
C1 （尤指突然产生的）恐惧，惊吓;使人惊吓的经历
the feeling of fear, especially if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear that happens suddenly
I lay in bed shaking with fright. 我躺在床上吓得发抖。
You gave her such a fright turning the lights out like that. 你那样把灯给关了，吓了她一大跳。
You gave me the fright of my life (= a very severe fright), jumping out of the shadows like that! 你那样从暗处跳出来，把我吓死了！
take fright UK受到惊吓
to feel fear
Our dog took fright at the noise of the fireworks and ran indoors. 我们的狗听到爆竹声吓得跑进屋来。
- More 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.
Idiom
look a frightidiom old-fashioned informal 模样丑陋;看上去很傻
to look ugly or untidy
Didn't she look a fright in that dress? 她穿那件衣服看上去是不是很傻？