/ˈfraɪtn ||; ˈfraɪtṇ/verb [T] to make sb/sth afraid or shocked 使害怕；使惊恐: That programme about crime really frightened me. 那个关于犯罪的节目真叫我害怕。 frighten sb/sth away/off to cause a person or animal to go away by frightening him/her/it 把人或动物吓跑: Walk quietly so that you don't frighten the birds away. 放轻点儿脚步，别把小鸟吓跑。