frightening

[US]/ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 令人恐懼的,可怕的
Word Forms
現在分詞frightening
複數frightenings

Example Sentences

a frightening, compulsive novel.

一本令人慾罷不能的驚竦小說

a frightening, ghostly figure with a hood.

戴着頭巾如鬼魅般的可怕身影。

The idea of death is frightening to most people.

死的想法對於大多數人都是可怕的。

It is frightening to most children to waken and find a stranger.

對多數小孩來說,醒來發現一個陌生人是很可怕的。

It’s a very frightening situation,but we mustn’t lose our heads.

情況確實非常嚇人,但是我們絕對不能慌張。

I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.

我曾意外地遇到過一條毒蛇,嚇得我要命。

Real-world Examples

And it was frightening, frightening for us all.

情況非常可怕,我們每個人都震驚了。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) February 2016 Collection

My neighbor's eccentric behavior is sometimes frightening.

我鄰居的古怪行爲有時令人恐懼。

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

'I can promise you there's nothing very frightening about him, ' he said.

“我肯定這孩子沒有什麼可怕的,”他說。

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

The dangers all around me did not seem so frightening.

四伏的危機似乎不那麼令人恐懼了。

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

It was the most frightening and the most dangerous situation I've ever been in.

那是我經歷過的最恐怖和最危險的情況。”

Source: New Standard High School English Compulsory Volume 3 by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Her emotion seemed a little frightening. I began to think that Sandra was mentally ill.

她的情緒似乎有點令人害怕 我開始認爲桑德拉有精神病。

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

How could you make a Dementor less frightening?

你怎麼能夠讓攝魂怪變得不那麼可怕呢?

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

But another strain can kill with frightening speed.

但另一種病毒能以驚人的速度致命。

Source: Discovery documentary "Understanding Bacteria"

New and frightening viruses crop up all the time.

駭人的新病毒在不斷地的產生。

Source: A Brief History of Everything

What a frightening sound of the sea!

大海的聲音多麼可怕啊!

Source: Environment and Science

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