verb
[with obj.]frighten (someone)
吓唬（某人）
ghosts could never affright her.
鬼魂从来吓不倒她。
noun
[mass noun]fright
惊骇
the deer gazed at us in affright.
鹿儿以惊骇的目光盯着我们。

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语源
late Middle English : in early use from āfyrhted 'frightened' in Old English ; later by vague form association with fright