frightening

英 [ˈfraɪtnɪŋ]

美 [ˈfraɪtnɪŋ]

adj.  引起恐惧的; 使惊恐的; 骇人的
v.  使惊吓; 使惊恐
frighten的现在分词

现在分词：frightening　

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.5558 / COCA.5540

牛津词典

adj.

• 引起恐惧的；使惊恐的；骇人的
  making you feel afraid
  1. a frightening experience/prospect/thought
     可怕的经历 / 景象 / 想法
  2. It's frightening to think it could happen again.
     想到此事可能再次发生就使人不寒而栗。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人惊恐的;令人害怕的;骇人的
  If something isfrightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
  1. It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous...
     那段经历太恐怖了，他们表现得非常勇敢。
  2. The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening.
     年轻人犯罪的人数多得骇人。

英英释义

noun

• the act of inspiring with fear
  Synonym:terrorizationterrorisation

adj

• causing fear or dread or terror
  1. the awful war
  2. an awful risk
  3. dire news
  4. a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
  5. the dread presence of the headmaster
  6. polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
  7. a dreadful storm
  8. a fearful howling
  9. horrendous explosions shook the city
  10. a terrible curse
  Synonym:awfuldiredirefuldread(a)dreadeddreadfulfearfulfearsomehorrendoushorrificterrible

双语例句

• I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.
  我曾意外地遇到过一条毒蛇，吓得我要命。
• Was this the answer to the frightening riddle of tara's silence?
  这是不是对可怕的塔拉沉默之谜的解答呢？
• I read a frightening story which took place in a haunted house.
  我读了一篇可怕的故事，这个故事发生在常常闹鬼的房子里。
• 'Frankly I found it rather frightening.' — 'A little startling,' Mark agreed.
  “坦白说我觉得这相当可怕。”——“是有点吓人，”马克表示同意。
• I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
  我得出了一个让人惊讶的结论：我自己才是决定性因素。
• Bullying can indeed be distressing and frightening for those at the receiving end.
  受到欺凌的人会真实地感到痛苦和害怕。
• It's a frightening thing to kill so many miners in the accident.
  那么多矿工在事故中遇难身亡，真是太可怕了。
• The fishermen said the company's seismic survey was frightening away fish
  渔民们说这家公司进行的地震勘测把鱼都吓跑了。
• The magnitude of the epidemic was frightening.
  这种流行病传播范围之广令人惊惶不安。
• Not so far as I can see. That is really frightening.
  迄今为止，我还看不到。这的确非常可怕。