“惊吓”常见的英文表达有 “frighten”(动词)、“scare”(动词或名词) 以及 “shock”(动词或名词) ,具体使用示例如下:
frighten:意为“使惊恐;吓唬”,强调使人产生恐惧感。
The sudden noise frightened me.(突然的噪音吓了我一跳。 )
scare:既可作动词,意为“使害怕;使恐惧”,也可作名词,意为“惊恐;恐慌”。
The dog's barking scared the children.(狗的叫声把孩子们吓坏了。 )
She had a bad scare when she saw the spider.(她看到那只蜘蛛时吓得不轻。 )
shock:作动词时,有“使震惊;使惊愕”之意;作名词时,意为“震惊;惊愕”。
The news of the accident shocked everyone.(事故的消息使每个人都感到震惊。 )
The sudden death of her father was a great shock to her.(她父亲的突然离世对她是个巨大的打击。 )