scare

英 [skeər] 美 [sker]
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  • vt. 惊吓;把…吓跑
  • vi. 受惊
  • n. 恐慌;惊吓;惊恐
  • adj. (美)骇人的
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词族 · scare

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英语词源

scare (v.)
1590s, alteration of Middle English skerren (c. 1200), from Old Norse skirra "to frighten; to shrink from, shun; to prevent, avert," related to skjarr "timid, shy, afraid of," of unknown origin. In Scottish also skair, skar, and in dialectal English skeer, skear, which seems to preserve the older pronunciation. To scare up "procure, obtain" is first recorded 1846, American English, from notion of rousing game from cover. Related: Scared; scaring.
scare (n.)
"something that frightens; sudden panic, sudden terror inspired by a trifling cause, false alarm," 1520s, alteration of Middle English sker "fear, dread" (c. 1400), from scare (v.). Scare tactic attested from 1948.

权威例句

1. 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。
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。
3. 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?
4. 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。
5. Did people still tell their kids imbecilic scare stories about bogey policewomen?
人们还在给他们的孩子们讲那些恐怖女警察吓唬人的弱智故事吗?

词语辨析

【alarm, frightem, startle, terrify, scare, intimidate】
这些动词均有“惊吓、惊恐”之意。
alarm: 着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐。
frightem: 普通用词,使用广泛,指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。
startle: 强调突然使人惊骇或震惊。
terrify: 语气最强,指惊骇得六神无主,魂飞魄散。
scare: 指非正式文体中可与frighten换用,但语气较重,侧重人受惊吓后立即停下正在干的事或跑掉。
intimidate: 特指恐吓某人,迫使其做某事。

【uncommon, rare, scare, occasional】
这组词都有“稀罕的,很少发生”的意思,其区别是:
uncommon: 指一般不发生或很少发生的事情,故显得独特、异常与例外。
rare: 指难得发生的事或难遇见的人或事,侧重特殊性。
scare: 指暂时不易发现、不存在或数量不足,供不应求的东西。
occasional: 指偶然、不时或间或发生的事,侧重无规律可循。

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