frightening

美 [ˈfraɪtnɪŋ]英 [ˈfraɪtnɪŋ]
  • adj.可怕的;使惊恐的;骇人的;引起恐惧的
  • v.使惊吓;使惊恐
  • frighten的现在分词

派生词: frighteningly adv.

frighten v.使害怕 + -ing 形容词后缀

TOEFL TEM8

frighteningfrightening

adj.

引起恐惧的;使惊恐的;骇人的
making you feel afraid

a frightening experience/prospect/thought

可怕的经历 / 景象 / 想法

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。

frightening

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 令人惊恐的;令人害怕的;骇人的
    If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.

    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。

  • The country is frighteningly close to possessing nuclear weapons.

    这个国家离拥有核武器只有一步之遥,这令人不寒而栗。

noun

1
the act of inspiring with fear
Synonym: terrorization terrorisation

adj

1
causing fear or dread or terror
the awful war
an awful risk
dire news
a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
the dread presence of the headmaster
polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
a dreadful storm
a fearful howling
horrendous explosions shook the city
a terrible curse
Synonym: awful dire direful dread(a) dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome horrendous horrific terrible

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  1. Then we heard a frightening sound after a bright flash of lightning .

    一道闪电过后,我们听到了可怕的声音。

  2. The elderly are projected to rise as a proportion of the working population in most western countries to a frightening extent .

    在大部分西方国家,老年人相对于就业人口的比例预计都将上升到可怕的程度。

  3. He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm .

    他永远不会吓唬或伤害任何人。

  4. 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。

  5. Sorry , I didn 't mean to frighten you .

    对不起,我没有吓唬你的意思。

  6. She doesn 't frighten easily .

    她不是轻易能吓倒的。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line .

    所有这一切不过是设计好了来恐吓我、让我乖乖听话的。

  10. It doesn 't frighten them . They 're used to it .

    这可吓不倒他们。他们已经习惯了。

  11. The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening .

    年轻人犯罪的人数多得骇人。

  12. I did not want to frighten or distress the horse .

    我并不想吓到马或惹怒它。

  13. He fired into the air , hoping that the noise would frighten them off .

    他向空中开枪,希望枪声能把它们吓走。

  14. 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。

  15. He was a bully . He tried to frighten people into doing what he wanted .

    他恃强欺弱,总是想吓得人们按他的意愿做事。

  16. It was a very unpleasant and frightening attack .

    那是一次非常恶劣且骇人的攻击。

  17. Bullying can indeed be distressing and frightening for those at the receiving end .

    受到欺凌的人会真实地感到痛苦和害怕。

  18. Fairground rides are intended to frighten the life out of you .

    露天游乐场的飞车就是想把人吓丢了魂儿。

  19. Dummy patrol cars will be set up beside motorways to frighten speeding motorists

    高速公路旁将安装仿真巡逻车以威慑那些超速驾车者。

  20. ' 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。

  21. He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him , so he smiled to hide his fear

    他知道索利是想吓唬他,所以他挤出笑容掩饰自己的恐惧。

  22. We all love to frighten ourselves by going on hair-raising rides at funfairs .

    我们都喜欢坐上游艺节惊险刺激的乘骑设施体验恐惧的乐趣。

  23. Her aspect was frightening .

    她当时的样子很可怕。

  24. Don 't put your prices too high or you 'll frighten the customers off .

    要价别太高,否则会把顾客吓跑的。

  25. You 'll find that I don 't frighten easily .

    你会发现我不是轻易就会害怕的。

  26. Going into that deep , pitch-dark cave was really frightening .

    山洞又黑又深,进去可真吓人。

  27. 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。

  28. The magnitude of the epidemic was frightening .

    这种流行病传播范围之广令人惊惶不安。

  29. His aspect was frightening .

    他那副样子很可怕。

  30. Don 't let fitness frighten you !

    健身并不可怕!

后缀
e-形容词后缀

amazing adj. 太神了

amaz(e) 使吃惊 + -ing 形容词后缀

amusing adj. 有趣的

amus(e) 娱乐,消遣 + -ing 形容词后缀

being n. 存在

be v.存在 + -ing 形容词后缀

boring adj. 没趣的

bor(e) 使烦扰 + -ing 形容词后缀

exciting adj. 令人兴奋的

excit(e) 使兴奋;刺激 + -ing 形容词后缀

freezing adj. 极冷的

freez(e) 冻结;冷冻 + -ing 形容词后缀

hardworking adj. 努力的

hard adj.坚实的 + word n.词 + -ing 形容词后缀

interesting adj. 有趣的

interest n.好奇 + -ing 形容词后缀

meaning n. 意思

mean v.指示 + -ing 形容词后缀

satisfying adj. 令人满意(或满足)的

satisfy 使满意,满足 + -ing 形容词后缀

saying v.

say v.说 + -ing 形容词后缀

challenging adj. 具有挑战性的

challeng(e) 挑战 + -ing 形容词后缀

disgusting adj. 极糟的

disgust n.反感 + -ing 形容词后缀

flaming adj. 燃烧的

flam(e) 火焰;燃烧 + -ing 形容词后缀

leading adj. 主要的

lead v.带领(人)前进 + -ing 形容词后缀

outgoing adj. 爱交际的

outgo v.比…速度快 + -ing 形容词后缀

outstanding adj. 优秀的

out- 在外面 + stand v.站立 + -ing 形容词后缀

willing adj. 乐意的

will 愿意 + -ing 形容词后缀

charming adj. 令人着迷的,迷人的,吸引人的

charm 魅力 + -ing 形容词后缀

corresponding adj. 符合的

cor- 共同 + respond v. 作答 + -ing 形容词后缀

daring adj. 大胆的

dar(e) 大胆,敢于 + -ing 形容词后缀

dying adj. 临终的

di(e) 死亡 + -ing 形容词后缀

missing adj. 丢失的

miss 不在 + -ing 形容词后缀

promising adj. 有希望的

promise 有希望 + -ing 形容词后缀

saving n. 节省物

sav(e) 保存;拯救 + -ing 形容词后缀

surprising adj. 令人惊讶的

surprise 使惊奇 + -ing 形容词后缀

overwhelming adj. 势不可挡的

over- 过度 + whelm 压倒,淹没 + -ing 形容词后缀

striking adj. 惊人的

strik(e) 罢工,撞击 + -ing 形容词后缀