frightening

B1 Oxf 3000 大学 FREQ #6674

a. 令人恐惧的；引起突然惊恐的

发音

UK /ˈfɹaɪtənɪŋ/

词形变化

more frightening 比较级 most frightening 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

令人恐惧的；引起突然惊恐的

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of frighten

    The scientist was frightening the timid children.

adj. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.

    恐怖

    可怕

    得人惊

    Riding the rollercoaster was a frightening experience.

  2. 2.

    Awful, terrible, very bad.

    比喻

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

terrible awful dreadful dread dire horrific fearful fearsome dreaded horrendous

近义相关 1

alarming

相关短语

frighten the piss out of frighten the life out of someone frighten the horses

词源

From frighten + -ing.

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