frightening

英 ['fraɪtnɪŋ] 美 ['fraɪtnɪŋ]

• adj. 令人恐惧的；令人害怕的
• 动词frighten的现在分词.

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of inspiring with fear

Adjective:

1. causing fear or dread or terror;

   "the awful war"
   "an awful risk"
   "dire news"
   "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"
   "the dread presence of the headmaster"
   "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"
   "a dreadful storm"
   "a fearful howling"
   "horrendous explosions shook the city"
   "a terrible curse"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. I can't forget that frightening experience.
   我无法忘记那段令人恐惧的经历。
2. It's really a frightening experience.
   这真是一场令人恐惧的经历。
3. He spoke in a frightening manner.
   他说话的样子令人害怕。
4. From time to time his sharp cough broke the rather frightening stillness.
   他偶尔发出一两声短促的咳嗽，打破这多少有点叫人害怕的静寂。

词汇搭配

• frighten 使惊吓
• vomiting in children induced by frightening 小儿惊吐

近反义词

【近义词】

• fearful 担心的
• fearsome 吓人的
• scary 可怕的
• terrifying 可怕的
• alarming 惊人的
• startling 惊人的
• upsetting 令人心烦意乱的...
• redoubtable 可怕的
• direful 可怕的
• dread 惧怕
• awful 糟糕的
• horrendous 可怕的
• dreadful 可怕的
• horrific 可怕的
• dire 可怕的
• terrorisation 实行恐怖统治...
• terrible 可怕的
• terrorization 实行恐怖统治...
• dreaded 令人畏惧的