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TOEFL BNC: 5558 COCA: 5540

B1 making you feel fear可怕的,令人恐惧的

a frightening thought可怕的想法
a frightening film恐怖电影
It is frightening to think what might happen if she left him.想到她若离开他后果会怎样让人不寒而栗。

More examples

The mask was so lifelike it was quite frightening.

The deathly pallor of her skin was frightening.

She found the film extremely frightening.

The firefighters had a frightening task ahead of them.

There's a frightening similarity between this incident and one that occurred last year.

TOEFL BNC: 5558 COCA: 5540
frightening

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, feel, look, seem, sound可怕;覺得恐怖;看上去嚇人;似乎挺嚇人;聽起來嚇人become, get變得可怕The situation was getting frightening.局勢變得可怕起來。make sth使⋯變得嚇人What can we do to make the experience less frightening?我們怎樣才能使這事兒不那麼嚇人呢?find sth覺得⋯嚇人He found the responsibility rather frightening.他覺得責任過重,讓人恐懼。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常嚇人genuinely, positively, truly確實/肯定/真的嚇人almost幾乎讓人害怕a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/有幾分嚇人PREPOSITIONfor對⋯來說是可怕的This is extremely frightening for elderly people.這對老年人來說極其可怕。to對⋯來說是可怕的It was all very frightening to a small boy.這對一個小男孩來說非常可怕。
TOEFL BNC: 5558 COCA: 5540
frightening

adjective

 See also the entry for worrying 另见worrying条frightening ♦︎ terrifying ♦︎ scary ♦︎ alarming ♦︎ daunting ♦︎ chilling ♦︎ eerie ♦︎ intimidating ♦︎ spooky ♦︎ creepy ♦︎ hair-raisingThese words all describe people, things, events, etc. that make you feel afraid. 这些词均表示引起恐惧的、令人惊慌的、恐怖的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达令人恐惧的程度
alarmingfrighteningterrifying
dauntingscarychilling
intimidatingeeriehair-raising
spooky
creepy
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配frightening / terrifying / scary / alarming / daunting / intimidating for sbIt's frightening / terrifying / scary / daunting to think...a frightening / a terrifying / a scary / an alarming / a daunting / a chilling experience / thought / prospecta frightening / a terrifying / a scary / an eerie / an intimidating / a spooky / a creepy placea scary / an intimidating / a creepy womanan eerie / an intimidating / a spooky / a creepy atmospherean eerie / a spooky / a creepy feelingto find sth frightening / terrifying / scary / daunting / chilling / intimidating / creepyrather / pretty frightening / terrifying / scary / alarming / daunting / chilling / eerie / intimidating / spookyvery frightening / scary / alarming / daunting / intimidating / spookya bit frightening / scary / daunting / spooky / creepy frightening making you feel afraid 引起恐惧的;使惊恐的It's frightening to think it could happen again.想到此事可能再次发生就让人不寒而栗。The noise was frightening.那声音很可怕。Frightening is rather formal in American English. * frightening在美式英语中颇为正式。 see also frightened afraid terrifying making you feel extremely afraid 非常可怕的;骇人的The sudden silence was terrifying.突然的沉默十分吓人。 see also terrified afraid scary (informal) making you feel afraid 引起恐惧的;使惊恐的a scary movie恐怖电影This is the scariest thing I've ever done in my life.这是我一生中做过的最恐怖的事。a scary-looking guy相貌吓人的家伙 see also scared afraid alarming making you feel worried or afraid 使人忧虑的;令人惊慌的;引起恐慌的an alarming increase in the number of cases of skin cancer皮肤癌病例数令人忧虑的增加The rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate.雨林正以惊人的速度消失。Alarming is rather formal in American English. * alarming在美式英语中颇为正式。 OPP reassuring reassure alarmingly

adverb

Prices have risen alarmingly.价格涨得吓人。
NOTE 辨析 Frightening, scary or alarming?If a situation is alarming, it is usually a warning that sth unpleasant will happen in the future, especially sth that means a loss of comfort or pleasant conditions. Frightening and scary can describe people as well as situations and refer to a fear about now or in the future; and this may be a fear about personal safety, not just loss of comfort. * alarming通常警示不快之事将要发生,尤指失去安逸或舒适的环境。frightening和scary描述人和境况均可,指对现在或未来的恐惧,可能有关人身安全,而不只是担心失去舒适。
daunting ˈdɔːntɪŋ making you feel nervous and not confident about doing sth 使人胆怯的;使人气馁的;使失去信心的Starting a new school can be very daunting.创办一所新学校会让人望而生畏。She has the daunting task of cooking for 20 people every day.她每天得做20个人的饭,这是一项可怕的任务。 see also daunt discourage 2 chilling very frightening, usually because it is connected with sth violent or cruel (通常因残暴)令人恐惧的,骇人的a chilling tale of murder and revenge令人毛骨悚然的谋杀和复仇的故事The film evokes chilling reminders of the war.这部电影使人回忆起战争的可怕场景。 eerie ˈɪəri; NAmE ˈɪristrange and frightening 瘆人的;阴森恐怖的an eerie green light瘆人的绿灯He had an eerie feeling that he was not alone.他有一种恐怖的感觉:他不是独自一人。 eerily

adverb

It was eerily quiet.安静得恐怖。
intimidating (rather formal) frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident in a particular situation 吓人的;令人胆怯的He had a very intimidating manner.他的态度令人望而生畏。The atmosphere was less intimidating than I had imagined.气氛没有我想象的那么吓人。NOTE 辨析 Daunting or intimidating? Daunting describes sth you do or are going to do. * daunting描述自己做或将要做的事a daunting experience吓人的经历a daunting thought / prospect / task / challenge可怕的想法/前景/任务;令人生畏的挑战 Intimidating describes a person or place. * intimidating描述人或地方。 spooky ˈspuːki (informal) strange and frightening 瘆人的;阴森恐怖的a spooky old house阴森森的老房子I was just thinking about her when she phoned, which was a bit spooky.我正在想她,她就来电话了,怪恐怖的。 creepy (informal) strange, frightening and unpleasant 怪异吓人的;阴森恐怖的It's kind of creepy down in the cellar!地窖里真有点让人不寒而栗!What a creepy coincidence.多么离奇的巧合。a creepy little man with a nervous tic一个患有神经性抽搐症的怪异的小个子男人NOTE 辨析 Eerie, spooky or creepy?These words are all used especially to describe a feeling that sth strange or unnatural is happening or is near you. Spooky and creepy are both used to describe things that happen that cannot be explained scientifically. Creepy can describe people as well as places, events and situations, and suggests sth unpleasant as well as strange. Eerie is less informal than the other two. 这些词尤用以描述怪异或反常之事正在逼近或就在近旁的感觉。spooky和creepy均指所发生之事无法用科学解释。creepy既可形容人,亦可形容地方、事件和境况,指事情怪异又可怕。eerie比另外两个词正式。 ˈhair-raising very frightening but often exciting too 令人寒毛直竖的;惊险的a hair-raising adventure / journey惊险刺激的历险/旅程
TOEFL BNC: 5558 COCA: 5540
frightening
Making you feel afraid: frightening, scary, alarming...
Making you feel worried: serious, severe, grave...

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