词汇 | scare |
释义 | scare verb► scare the shit out of someoneto terrify someone UK, 1961scare away/off 1. scare away/off sb • scare sb away/off to make a person or animal go away by frightening them: We lit fires to scare away the wolves. Luckily, her sister came home and scared the intruder off before he could do any harm.■ SIMILAR TO: frighten away/off2. scare away/off sb • scare sb away/off to stop someone from doing something they intended to do, by making them feel worried or nervous: Mayor Brown blamed the media for exaggerating the city's crime problem and scaring tourists away. Rising prices are scaring off many potential customers.■ SIMILAR TO: frighten away/off scare up scare up sth/sb AmE informal to look for something or someone that may be difficult to find: Sellers went to England, trying to scare up a buyer for the firm.■ SIMILAR TO: scrounge up AmE Like this video? Subscribe to our free daily email and get a new idiom video every day!
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