scare² n 1 [singular 单数] a sudden feeling of fear 惊恐,恐惧: give sb a scare She once gave her parents a big scare by going off with a stranger. 有一次她跟一个陌生人跑了,把父母吓坏了。 2 [C] a situation in which many people become frightened about something 巨大的恐慌: a bomb scare 炸弹恐慌