词汇精选：scare的用法和辨析

一、详细释义： , n. , 单数惊恐，惊吓 , 例句： ,You did give me a scare.,你真吓了我一跳。, 例句： ,There was a bomb scare during the procession.,在列队行进时因怀疑有炸弹而引起恐慌。, （社会上的）大恐慌 [C] , 例句： ,The explosion at the chemical factory caused a major pollution scare.,化工厂发生爆炸引起了害怕污染的巨大恐慌。, v. , 使惊恐，吓唬 [T] , 例句： ,You scare them to death with your mouth.,你一开口就能把人吓死。, 例句： ,It would scare her, he hoped.,他希望这样能吓唬吓唬她。, 受惊吓，感到害怕 [T] , 例句： ,We'll scare her out of telling the police.,我们要把她吓得不敢报警。, 例句： ,The thunder scared the children.,雷声使孩子们受到惊吓。, 二、词义辨析： , alarm,frighten,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。frighten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。, 三、相关短语： ,scare away,吓走,吓跑…,scare off,吓跑, 四、参考例句： ,Does that scare you,这是否吓着你了？,I like reading scare stories.,我喜欢读恐怖故事。,The things that scare you.,你害怕的事情。,Loud noises can scare animals or birds.,We got a bit of a scare.,我们受了点惊吓。,It would scare her, he hoped.,他希望这样能吓唬吓唬她。,Harry is trying to scare his sister.,哈利正在准备吓唬他妹妹。,Maybe you just wanted to scare somebody.,也许你只是想吓唬吓唬什么人吧。,People keep a dog to scare away thieves.,人们养狗来吓走小偷。,The sound of the explosion gave me quite a scare.,爆炸声把我吓了一跳。