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 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。
• 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。
• For our society and country, this is a very frightening prospect.
  对于我们的社会和国家而言，这种前景十分可怕。
• 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。
• I know. it's surprising how frightening things attract us.
  我知道，很奇怪吓人的东西怎样吸引我们。
• The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening.
  年轻人犯罪的人数多得骇人。
• '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。
• 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 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。
• Though I find these fallacies to be laughable, I also find them rather frightening.
  虽然我觉得这些谬误很可笑，我也觉得它们相当可怕。