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 railway company feared it would scare away passengers.
  地下铁公司担心这会吓跑乘客。
• Often exorcisms and purgations were performed with much noise as if to scare away the evil spirits.
  通常驱邪与涤罪仪式都伴有响闹声，用以吓跑亡灵。
• In the carved pumpkin face all kinds of people as well as a face, and lighting ( candles) to scare away the specter of the ghost ignited the guidelines was intended.
  在南瓜上刻各种人面乃至鬼脸，并点灯（蜡烛）以寄寓指引幽灵离开吓跑鬼魂之意。
• 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。
• And at home, the economy needs the investment that Mr Ahmadinejad's threats scare away.
  而在国内，伊朗的经济发展需要被内贾德的威胁吓跑的投资。
• An old man subdued Nian and told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors to scare away Nian.
  有个老人降服了年，并且告诉人们用红色的纸来装饰门窗可以吓跑年。
• Halloween's modern celebration retains historic roots in dressing to scare away the spirits of the dead.
  现代万圣节的庆祝方式保留了为驱赶亡灵而化妆打扮的历史根源。
• 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。
• Some people worry the earthquake will scare away people.
  还有些人担心这次的地震会把人吓跑。
• 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。