frighten off
英 [ˈfraɪtn ɒf]
美 [ˈfraɪtn ɔːf]
吓跑; 吓走; 把…吓得躲开; 吓退; 使却步; 使吓得不敢打交道（或参与）
柯林斯词典
- → see:frighten away
英英释义
verb
- cause to lose courage
- dashed by the refusal
双语例句
- Don't put your prices too high or you'll frighten the customers off.
要价别太高，否则会把顾客吓跑的。 - In ancient China, there were a form of dance which was performed at ritual ceremonies to frighten off the ghosts and to relieve people of epidemics.
中国古代有种舞，就是驱鬼逐疫的祭祀仪式上跳的舞。 - He fired into the air, hoping that the noise would frighten them off.
他向空中开枪，希望枪声能把它们吓走。 - We were waving our arms to frighten the donkeys off the premises.
我们挥舞双臂，要把那些驴子从周围吓跑。 - To frighten off potential predators, enormous shoal of sardines grouped together into the shape of an80-feet dolphin below the surface in Cebu in the Philippines.
菲律宾宿务岛水面下，一个庞大沙丁鱼群伪装成一只80英尺（约24米）的海豚穿梭海中，以逃避捕食者的威胁。 - The insect has evolved a large pair of false eyespots and bold yellow and blue markings to frighten off potential predators.
这种小毛虫已经进化出了一对大大的假眼睛，并且周身布满了鲜艳的黄色和蓝色的斑点来吓跑潜在的天敌。 - So there is more talk aimed at Western public opinion to frighten people who would agree,'OK, we can give away Georgia, we don't know nothing much about Georgia, it's far off.
所以才会有许多针对西方舆论的讨论，希望让西方国家同意说，好吧，我们可以放弃格鲁吉亚，我们一点也不了解这个国家，太偏远了。 - That scarecrow ain't gonna frighten off no yankee.
那个稻草人不会吓走北方佬的。 - It is meant to frighten off evil spirits.
目的是想吓走阴魂鬼神。