fright

恐怖、驚き

突然感じる、強い恐怖。

やさしい英語で： A sudden strong feeling of fear.

• You gave me a fright!
• She jumped with fright when the door slammed.
• He recovered from his fright and called for help.

使い方： give someone a fright (The sudden noise gave me a fright.)

類義語： scare, alarm

よく使う表現： give someone fright, a terrible fright

恐ろしいもの

見た目が恐ろしかったり、不快だったりする人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing that looks frightening or unpleasant.

• I look a fright this morning.
• With wild hair and torn clothes, he was a fright.
• She called the ugly old mask a fright.

類義語： sight

よく使う表現： look a fright, a real fright

怖がらせる

人に恐怖を感じさせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel afraid.

• The noise did fright the horses.
• Those shadows fright the children.
• The sudden cry frighted her.

類義語： frighten, scare, alarm

反対語： reassure

よく使う表現： fright someone away, fright a child