frighten是一个重要词汇,其用法很多,但是不要害怕,请看下列归纳.一、frighten可作vt.和vi.,常作vt.用,意为"使惊吓、使惊恐".1.frightensb.意为"恐吓某人".如：Don'tfrightenher.She'sjustalittlegirl.别吓唬她.她只是个小女孩.Thedogtriedtofrightenus,butitfailed.这条狗想吓唬我们,但是失败了.2.befrightened+of...意为"害怕.".如：Thelittlegirlisnotfrightenedofdogs.这个小女孩不怕狗.3.befrightened+by...意为"被.吓坏(吓一跳)".如：Shewasfrightenedbytheshadowofthetree.她被树影吓坏了.4.befrightened+at...意为"看到.感到惊恐".如：Shewasfrightenedatthesightthathewasdrowned.她看到他被淹死的情景感到恐惧.5.befrightened+todosth.意为"害怕做某事".如：Shewasveryfrightenedtolookdownfromthetopfloorofthebuilding.她很害怕从那栋建筑物的顶楼往下看.6.frightensb.todeath意为"把某人吓坏",被动式为befrightenedtodeath.如：Whenhesawthebearintheforesthewasfrightenedtodeath.当他在森林里看见熊时,他被吓坏了.7.frightensb./sth.off/away意为"将某人/某物吓跑".如：Thechildren'sshoutsfrightenedthebirdsoff.孩子们的喊声把鸟儿吓飞了.二、frightening,frightened是frighten的分词形式,也可以说是形容词形式.frightening意为"令人惊恐的、恐怖的",常用来说明事物的特征.frightened意为"恐惧的、害怕的、受惊的",常用来说明人的特征.两者都可用作表语或定语.如：Thefilmisveryfrightening.这部影片非常恐怖.Thefrightenedchildrenwerecallingfortheirmothers.受惊的孩子们呼喊着找妈妈