scare

verb

1. 惊吓；使害怕；使恐惧
   to frighten sb
   1. You scared me.
      你吓了我一跳。
   2. It scared me to think I was alone in the building.
      想到楼里只有我一个人，怪害怕的。
2. 受惊吓；害怕；恐惧
   to become frightened
   1. He doesn't scare easily.
      他不轻易害怕。

noun

1. 恐慌；恐惧
   a situation in which a lot of people are anxious or frightened about sth
   1. a bomb/health scare
      *** / 卫生恐慌
   2. recent scares about pesticides in food
      近来人们对食物中的杀虫剂的恐慌
   3. a scare story (= a news report that spreads more anxiety or fear about sth than is necessary)
      引起恐慌的报道
   4. to cause a major scare
      引起严重恐慌
   5. scare tactics (= ways of persuading people to do sth by frightening them)
      恐吓战术
2. 惊吓；惊恐
   a sudden feeling of fear
   1. You gave me a scare !
      你吓了我一跳！
   2. We've had quite a scare.
      我们吓得不轻。

1. VERB 惊吓;使惊恐;使担忧
   If something scares you, it frightens or worries you.
   1. You're scaring me...
      你吓着我了。
   2. What scares me most is that I'm going to end up not being married...
      最让我担心的是我会一辈子嫁不出去。
   3. The prospect of failure scares me rigid...
      一想到失败我就吓得身体发僵。
   4. It scared him to realise how close he had come to losing everything.
      一想到他差点儿就失去了一切，他心里直打哆嗦。
2. N-SING 惊吓;惊恐
   If a sudden unpleasant experience gives you a scare, it frightens you.
   1. Don't you realize what a scare you've given us all?...
      你难道不知道你把我们大家都吓得不轻吗？
   2. We got a bit of a scare.
      我们受了点惊吓。
3. N-COUNT 恐惧;恐慌
   A scare is a situation in which many people are afraid or worried because they think something dangerous is happening which will affect them all.
   1. ...the doctor at the centre of an Aids scare...
      身处艾滋病恐慌中心的医生
   2. Despite the scare there are no plans to withdraw the drug.
      尽管大家忧心忡忡，可是并无撤回药物的计划。
4. N-COUNT (***或安全)恐慌
   A bomb scare or a security scare is a situation in which there is believed to be a bomb in a place.
   1. Despite many recent bomb scares, no one has yet been hurt.
      尽管最近发生多起***恐慌，目前还没有人员受伤。
   2. ...a security scare over a suspect package.
      可疑包裹引起的安全恐慌
5. See also: scared

1. All exits must be kept clear in case of fire or a bomb scare
   所有出口必须保持畅通，以防有火灾或***威吓发生。
2. You're scaring me
   你吓着我了。
3. What scares me most is that I'm going to end up not being married
   最让我担心的是我会一辈子嫁不出去。
4. The prospect of failure scares me rigid
   一想到失败我就吓得身体发僵。
5. It scared him to realise how close he had come to losing everything.
   一想到他差点儿就失去了一切，他心里直打哆嗦。
6. Don't you realize what a scare you've given us all?
   你难道不知道你把我们大家都吓得不轻吗？
7. We got a bit of a scare.
   我们受了点惊吓。
8. Despite the scare there are no plans to withdraw the drug.
   尽管大家忧心忡忡，可是并无撤回药物的计划。
9. The new Democratic Party is not likely to scare off voters.
   新成立的民主党不太可能吓跑选民。
10. He described talk of sackings as scare stories.
    他说人们谈起解雇犹如在讲恐怖故事。
11. An all-star game might scare up a little interest
    一场全明星比赛可能勉强会激起一点点兴趣。
12. Why don't you see if you can scare up a cup of coffee?
    你看看能不能好歹沏一杯咖啡？
13. John fired over their heads to throw a scare into them.
    约翰朝他们头顶上开枪吓唬他们。
14. True, the drought is serious, but it can't scare us.
    旱情诚然是严重的，但它吓不倒我们。
15. Difficulties like this don't scare us.
    这种困难吓不倒我们。
16. The threat of the government taking stakes would scare off some private investors.
    政府介入行为所引发的恐慌也许会吓跑部分私人投资者。
17. Hotel accommodation was scare during the Olympic games.
    在奥林匹克运动会期间，旅馆房间很难找。
18. Though there haven't been any signs of bank runs, the risk is that a bigger economic panic could scare Italians into putting their money elsewhere.
    虽然现在还没有任何银行挤提的迹象，但更大的经济恐慌可能会吓得意大利人把财富转移到海外。
19. Don't scare her; she's rather timid.
    别吓唬她，她胆儿小。
20. Don't be afraid, he was just trying to scare you.
    别害怕，他只不过是吓唬你。
21. The sound of the explosion gave me quite a scare.
    爆炸声把我吓了一大跳。
22. There's been quite a scare about the possible side effects of this new drug.
    这种新药可能产生的副作用造成了相当大的恐慌。
23. Don't you scare me like that?
    别再那样吓我了？
24. You did give me a scare.
    你真的吓了我一跳。
25. You're really starting to scare me, cece.
    你真的吓着我了，cece。
26. In a junk-yard scare you?
    这的主意吓着你了？
27. Something out there scare you?
    那里有什么东西吓到你了？
28. And, quite frankly, you scare me.
    坦白和你说，你吓坏我了。
29. You cannot scare me because I have kids.
    你吓不倒我，因为我有孩子。
30. I phoned in a bomb scare.
    我打了电话去恐吓说有***。

scare sb↔away/off

1. 把…吓跑
   to make sb go away by frightening them
   1. You scared me.
      你吓了我一跳。
   2. It scared me to think I was alone in the building.
      想到楼里只有我一个人，怪害怕的。

scare sb into doing sth

1. 威胁，恐吓（某人做某事）
   to frighten sb in order to make them do sth

scare sb↔off

1. （尤指无意中）把人吓倒，使人害怕，使恐惧
   to make sb afraid of or nervous about doing sth, especially without intending to
   1. You gave me a scare !
      你吓了我一跳！
   2. We've had quite a scare.
      我们吓得不轻。

scare up sth

1. （就现有材料）勉强凑合
   to find or make sth by using whatever is available

v.

scare the shit out of sb

scare sb shitless

• 吓得某人屁滚尿流
  to frighten sb very much

frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of sb

• 吓得某人六神无主（或魂飞魄散）
  to frighten sb very much

frighten/scare sb to death

• 把某人吓得要命
  to frighten sb very much

frighten/scare the life out of sb

• 把某人吓得魂不附体；使魂飞魄散
  to frighten sb very much

noun

1. a sudden attack of fear

   Synonym:    panic attack

2. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
   1. panic in the stock market
   2. a war scare
   3. a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building

   Synonym:    panic

verb

1. cause fear in
   1. The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
   2. Ghosts could never affright her

   Synonym:    frightenfrightaffright

2. cause to lose courage
   1. dashed by the refusal

   Synonym:    dauntdashscare offpallfrighten offscare awayfrighten away