*fright·en/`fraɪtṇ; ˈfraɪtn/ v [T] to make someone feel afraid 使害怕，使惊恐: Don't shout like that — you'll frighten the baby. 别那样大喊大叫 — 你会吓着宝宝的。 frighten sb into doing sth (=force someone to do something by frightening them) 恐吓某人做某事
frighten sb ↔ away/off to make a person or animal afraid or nervous so that they go away or stop doing something 把…吓跑［吓得不做］: loud noises that frightened the birds away 把鸟儿吓跑的巨响