Affright
[ә'frait]
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
(p. a.) Affrighted.
(n.) Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.
(n.) The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.
塞西尔編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Frighten, terrify, alarm, scare, daunt, appall, dismay, fright, intimidate, startle, overawe, put in fear.
n. Terror, fear, fright, alarm, dismay, consternation, panic.
卡斯特罗校對
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Startle, astonish, terrify, alarm, dismay, cow, frighten, scare
ANT:Encourage, embolden, reassure
錄入:梅林达
解釋/意思:
v.t. to frighten—also Affright′en.—n. Affright′ sudden terror.—pa.p. Affright′ed frightened.—adv. Affright′edly.—adj. Affright′ful (arch.).—n. Affright′ment sudden fear.
編輯:马里奥
例句/造句/用法:
- My poor sister looked at the counsellor with affright. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- She was up from the truckle-bed directly, wildly feeling about her for her basket, and gazing at him in affright. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- All these shews of despair struck Perdita with affright. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Their spectres will sometimes attend you, and affright even your innocent children. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- There is a dread, unhallowed necromancy of evil, that turns things sweetest and holiest to phantoms of horror and affright. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Margaret had resolved not to mention the crowning and closing affright to her father. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Such incursions struck the English with affright, in all those towns where there was still sufficient population to feel the change. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- They stood in little groups, talking in low tones, and ever casting affrighted glances behind them from their great rolling eyes. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- A dream had scarcely approached my ear, when it fled affrighted, scared by a marrow-freezing incident enough. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- The woman was under apprehensions of the dry old man, for she whisked her apron away as he approached, and disclosed a pale affrighted face. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Her little fingers fastened on his arm; she spoke and looked affrighted. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
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