詞彙精選:fright的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
n.
驚嚇;驚駭 [U,C]
例句:
I was numb more with fright than with the cold.
我渾身麻木,與其說是因爲天冷,還不如說是因爲害怕。
例句:
To hide my fright I asked a question.
爲了掩飾自己的恐懼,我問了個問題。
v.
使驚恐 [T]
例句:
I warrant you were frighted, weren't you?
一定把你嚇壞了吧?
例句:
I was dreadfully frighted.
可把我嚇壞了。
二、詞義辨析:
alarm,fear,fright,horror,panic,terror,dread
這些名詞均含“恐懼、懼怕、驚恐”之意。alarm強調突然意識到有危險而產生的恐懼心理。fear普通用詞,側重指面臨危險或災禍時內心所引起的恐懼心情。fright通常指一陣突然的、令人震驚的短暫恐懼,有時含誇張意味。horror側重指因看到令人討厭或危險的東西或情景而引起的厭惡情緒、極度恐懼心情或戰慄的動作。 panic常指因突如其來的外界威脅使人羣出現驚慌、恐懼或混亂。terror指極大的恐懼和驚駭,語氣最強。dread可與fear換用,着重害怕的心理,但dread常指膽怯和喪失勇氣。
三、相關短語:
stage fright
n. 怯場,演講綜合徵
四、參考例句:
The children gave a squeal of fright.
孩子們發出驚嚇的尖叫聲。
Apart from a fright, he was uninjured.
除了嚇一跳以外,他沒受傷。
In fright I seized his arm .
因爲害怕,我一把抓住了他的胳膊。
I was numb more with fright than with the cold.
我渾身麻木,與其說是因爲天冷,還不如說是因爲害怕。
He cried out in fright as the dark figure approached.
那個黑影向他逼近,他嚇得叫了出來。
The fright departure has been advanced to 9.30 a.m .
本航班起飛時間已提前至上午9點30分。
To hide my fright I asked a question.
爲了掩飾自己的恐懼,我問了個問題。
It was a cry that mingled fright with surprise.
那聲喊叫夾雜着恐懼與吃驚。
The horse took a fright at the sound of the explosion.
馬聽到爆炸聲受了驚。
He was shaking with fright as if he had seen a ghost.
他嚇得直哆嗦,就好像看見了鬼一樣。