Scare meanings in Chinese

惊吓

Example:

The loud noise scared me.

那个大声响吓了我一跳。

Don't scare the children!

不要吓到孩子们！

Usage: informalContext: Used in situations where someone is frightened by something unexpected or startling.

Note: This meaning often implies a sudden fear or shock.

使恐惧

Example:

The horror movie scared everyone in the theater.

那部恐怖电影让剧院里的每个人都感到恐惧。

The news about the storm scared the residents.

关于暴风雨的消息让居民们感到恐惧。

Usage: formal/informalContext: Used when referring to causing fear in others, often in a broader context.

Note: This usage can apply to various situations, including news, events, or media that instill fear.

恐吓

Example:

He tried to scare me into giving him money.

他试图通过恐吓让我给他钱。

The bully scared his classmates.

那个恶霸恐吓了他的同学们。

Usage: informalContext: Typically used to describe aggressive or coercive behavior that aims to instill fear.

Note: Often implies a malicious intent to intimidate or manipulate someone.

害怕

Example:

I scare easily in the dark.

我在黑暗中很容易感到害怕。

She scares at the thought of public speaking.

她一想到公共演讲就感到害怕。

Usage: informalContext: Used to express a general tendency to feel fear in certain situations.

Note: This meaning is often used to describe personal feelings rather than an action towards others.

frighten

To make someone feel afraid or anxious.

Example: The sudden loud noise frightened the children.

Note: Frighten is often used in situations where a sudden or unexpected event causes fear.

terrify

To cause extreme fear or terror.

Example: The horror movie terrified the audience.

Note: Terrify implies a more intense and prolonged fear compared to scare.

alarm

To cause someone to feel frightened or worried.

Example: The sound of the alarm alarmed the residents.

Note: Alarm can imply a sense of urgency or danger that scare may not always convey.

startle

To cause someone to feel sudden shock or surprise.

Example: The unexpected noise startled the cat.

Note: Startle often refers to a brief, sudden reaction to something unexpected.

Scared stiff

To be extremely frightened or terrified.

Example: When the loud noise startled her, she was scared stiff and couldn't move.

Note: This phrase emphasizes being so scared that one becomes stiff and unable to move.

Scare someone to death

To frighten someone severely or to cause extreme fear.

Example: The horror movie scared me to death, and I couldn't sleep that night.

Note: This idiom implies a heightened level of fear that can be figuratively equated to death.

Scare the living daylights out of someone

To frighten someone very much.

Example: The sudden thunderstorm scared the living daylights out of the children playing outside.

Note: This phrase is an intensifier that emphasizes extreme fright, as if the fear removes the 'living daylights' from a person.

Scare the pants off someone

To frighten someone greatly.

Example: The haunted house tour scared the pants off me; I was shaking the whole time.

Note: This expression is a humorous way of saying someone was very scared, with the exaggeration of losing one's pants due to fear.

Scare up

To find, gather, or obtain something, usually with some difficulty or effort.

Example: We need to scare up some extra chairs for the party tonight.

Note: This phrase shifts the focus from causing fear to finding or obtaining something, though it may involve some effort.

Scare off

To cause someone or something to go away by frightening them.

Example: The barking dog scared off the burglars before they could enter the house.

Note: This phrase implies using fear or intimidation as a means to make someone or something leave.

Scare the wits out of someone

To frighten someone severely or terrify them.

Example: The sudden appearance of the ghost scared the wits out of the guests at the old mansion.

Note: This idiom emphasizes causing extreme fear to the point of affecting someone's wits or mental faculties.

Scare the daylights out of someone

To frighten someone severely or greatly

Example: The horror movie scared the daylights out of me!

Note: A more intense version of just scaring someone

Scare the bejesus out of someone

To frighten someone intensely

Example: I didn't expect the prank to scare the bejesus out of you!

Note: Emphasizes the surprising or unexpected nature of the scare

Scare the living hell out of someone

To terrify someone greatly

Example: The loud noise scared the living hell out of the cat.

Note: Emphasizes the extreme impact of the scare

Scare the crap out of someone

To frighten someone significantly

Example: The sudden thunderstorm scared the crap out of the kids.

Note: Expresses a strong scare effect casually

Scare the bejeezus out of someone

To frighten someone severely or greatly

Example: The prank really scared the bejeezus out of her!

Note: Conveys a strong scare impact in a slightly humorous way

Scaring people is not a nice thing to do.

The horror movie scared me so much that I couldn't sleep.

The loud noise scared the cat and it ran away.

Scare - Noun (Noun) / Noun, singular or mass (Noun, singular or mass)

Lemma: scare

Conjugations

Adjective (Adjective): scare

Noun, plural (Noun, plural): scares

Noun, singular or mass (Noun, singular or mass): scare

Verb, past tense (Verb, past tense): scared

Verb, gerund or present participle (Verb, gerund or present participle): scaring

Verb, 3rd person singular present (Verb, 3rd person singular present): scares

Verb, base form (Verb, base form): scare

Verb, non-3rd person singular present (Verb, non-3rd person singular present): scare

Syllables, Separation and Stress

scare Contains 1 syllables: scare

Phonetic transcription: ˈsker

scare , ˈsker (The red syllable is stressed)

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scare: 600 - 700 (Extremely common).

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