scare away

英 [skeə(r) əˈweɪ]

美 [sker əˈweɪ]

吓跑

柯林斯词典

• → see:scare off 1

英英释义

verb

• cause to lose courage
  1. dashed by the refusal
  Synonym:dauntdashscare offpallfrighten offfrighten awayscare

双语例句

• The custom of putting up red paper and lighting firecrackers to scare away Nian continues today.
  大众化[通俗]报纸贴红纸条，燃放爆竹吓跑怪兽年的风俗习惯一直延续到今天。
• The celebration dates back to Celtic rituals where people tried to scare away spirits.
  庆祝可以追溯到卡尔特人的驱鬼仪式。
• But don't let pride scare away happiness.
  但为了意气会丧失幸福的。
• In olden times, jiaozi were thought to scare away evil spirits, misfortune and disease.
  在旧社会，饺子被认为能驱赶魔鬼、厄运和疾病。
• Iraqi army tanks, armored personal carriers and other military vehicles lined the streets, as police and soldiers were deployed in force to scare away troublemakers.
  伊拉克陆军坦克车、载人装甲车以及其它军用车辆排列在街道上。与此同时，警方人员及士兵全副武装部署在街上，以吓阻捣乱的人。
• Afghanistan has called on domestic and foreign media not to cover any violence on the day of the presidential election in case such reports scare away voters.
  阿富汗呼吁国内国外媒体不要报道总统选举当天的任何暴力事件以免吓跑投票人。
• When a male gorilla is in danger, he often tries to scare away his enemy with loud noises, but he usually does not stand up and beat his chest with his fists.
  雄性狒狒处于危险之中时，常常竭力大声吼叫，吓跑敌人。但是，它一般不会站起来，用拳头捶打自己的胸部。
• Dust-begrimed streets damage a city's image and scare away tourists.
  满是垃圾的街道破坏了城市形象，吓跑了游客。
• Well, smoking people will scare away fierce dogs because they are usually humpbacked and dogs will think they are taking stones.
  恩，抽烟的人能够吓跑恶狗，因为抽烟的人容易驼背，狗会以为抽烟者在捡石头。
• Some wedding flowers have a strong smell to scare away the evil spirits.
  婚礼上有些鲜花气味很浓，可以吓跑这些恶魔。