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　

TOEFLTEM8

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 think it's frightening rather than exciting.
  刺激什么呀，我觉得太吓人了。
• One day, I hear frightening news: we are being shipped to another camp.
  然后的一天，我听到一个可怕的消息：我们要被转移到另一个集中营。
• The whole car shuddered with an almost frightening surge of power
  油门猛然加大到几乎让人恐惧的程度，整个汽车剧烈震颤着。
• It was a very unpleasant and frightening attack.
  那是一次非常恶劣且骇人的攻击。
• Pandemic became a hugely frightening word in the minds of the public and the media.
  在公众和媒体的心目中，疾病大流行成了极为可怕的字眼。
• I think they are cruel and frightening.
  我认为他们很残忍而且吓人。
• She speaks horrid things in her sleep, frightening the servants.
  她在睡眠中自语着恐怖的事情，吓坏了她的佣人。
• 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。
• His aspect was frightening.
  他那副样子很可怕。
• It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous
  那是一次让人胆战心惊的经历，而他们表现得非常勇敢。