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frighten someone/something away/off
phrasal verb with frightenverb[ T ]uk /ˈfraɪ.tən/ us /ˈfraɪ.tən/
to make a person or animal feel fear in order to make them go away: 把…吓走
Be quiet or you'll frighten the deer off.别出声，否则会把鹿吓跑的。
to make someone so nervous that they decide not to do something: 使…紧张得不去做…
Many potential buyers were frightened off by the £1 million price tag.很多潜在的买主都对这一百万英镑的价格标签望而却步。
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