vt. 使惊吓vi. 惊恐相关词组: frighten sb out of doing sth frighten sb into doing sth

◆记忆方法一：
分析：f——外形像拐杖；right——右边；en——十（ten）的近似拼写。
记忆：我用拐杖在你右边敲十下，吓唬你。

◆记忆方法二：
联想方式：fright(恐吓)+en动词后缀(表示“使，令”)
记忆方法：吓唬。

• frighten用法简要说明
  
  frighten用法简要说明
  
  1. 表示害怕某事物，通常用be frightened of。如：
  The little child was frightened of the dog. 这个小孩怕狗。
  be frightened of doing sth和be frighten to do sth均表示害怕做某事，但有区别，前者多指担心会发生某情况，后者多指不敢做某事。如：
  He was frightened of losing power. 他害怕失去权力。
  I was frightened to look down from the top of the tall building. 我从高楼顶上往下看，感到害怕。
  2. 要表示吓唬某人做某事，英语通常用frighten sb into doing sth。如：
  News of the robberies frightened many people into fitting new locks to their doors. 发生抢劫的消息把许多人吓得装上新门锁。

be afraid/fear/frighten/terrify

I was very late that mornig on my way to school and was afraid of being scolded.那天早晨上学，我去得很晚，心里害怕挨骂。
He looked out olf the windows,saw nothing to fear.他从窗口往外看，一点也不胆怯。
These words frightened me.这些话吓了我一跳。
He was terrified at the sight.看到这情景他吓坏了。
<辨析>这一组词语都有“害怕”的意思，但在用法上和含义上有所不同。be afraid 后接不定式、of 短语或 that 引起的从句。后接 that 从句时，常用于语气不定，或表示委婉客气的语句。意为“担心”、“恐怕”。例如：Please hurry!I am afraid that it will rain.请赶快，恐怕要下面了。fear 多数情况下被用作及物动词，可接名词、代词或动词不定式。例如：She always fears mice.他一向害怕老鼠。Don't fear to tell the truth.不要害怕说出真实情况。fear 还可跟 that 从句，也常有“恐怕”这种意思。如：She feared that she might not find him in his office.她怕在办公室会找不到他。frighten 意为“使害怕”，指事先没有精神准备突然遭到惊吓而害怕、恐惧。常有于 be frightened 这一结构，后接 of 短语或动词不定式。如：The boy was too frightened to move.这孩子吓得动弹不了。terrify 意为“恐吓”、“使恐怖”，多指客观环境造成的“恐惧”。例如：It terrified her.这使她大为惊慌。