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使恐怖;惊吓;恐吓

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Affright \Af*fright"\, p. a.
   Affrighted. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Affright \Af*fright"\, n.
   1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger
      impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than
      terror.

            He looks behind him with affright, and forward with
            despair.                              --Goldsmith.

   2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object
      of dread. --B. Jonson.

Affright \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS.
   [=a]fyrhtan to terrify; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig.
   meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See {Fright}.]
   To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

         Dreams affright our souls.               --Shak.

         A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their
         service quaint.                          --Milton.

   Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare;
        startle; daunt; intimidate.

资料来源 : WordNet®

affright
     v : cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building
         frightens me" [syn: {frighten}, {fright}, {scare}]