scare away

英 [skeə(r) əˈweɪ]

美 [sker əˈweɪ]

吓跑

柯林斯词典

• → see:scare off 1

英英释义

verb

• cause to lose courage
  1. dashed by the refusal
  Synonym:dauntdashscare offpallfrighten offfrighten awayscare

双语例句

• An old man subdued Nian and told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors to scare away Nian.
  有个老人降服了年，并且告诉人们用红色的纸来装饰门窗可以吓跑年。
• And at home, the economy needs the investment that Mr Ahmadinejad's threats scare away.
  而在国内，伊朗的经济发展需要被内贾德的威胁吓跑的投资。
• On social issues, Mr Bush tilted far enough to the right to scare away secular and libertarian Republicans.
  在社会问题上，布什的高度右倾姿态吓跑了信封世俗和自由主义的共和党人。
• Dust-begrimed streets damage a city's image and scare away tourists.
  满是垃圾的街道破坏了城市形象，吓跑了游客。
• When a male gorilla is in danger, he often tries to scare away his enemy with loud noises, but he usually does not stand up and beat his chest with his fists.
  雄性狒狒处于危险之中时，常常竭力大声吼叫，吓跑敌人。但是，它一般不会站起来，用拳头捶打自己的胸部。
• The railway company feared it would scare away passengers.
  地下铁公司担心这会吓跑乘客。
• In olden times, jiaozi were thought to scare away evil spirits, misfortune and disease.
  在旧社会，饺子被认为能驱赶魔鬼、厄运和疾病。
• Halloween's modern celebration retains historic roots in dressing to scare away the spirits of the dead.
  现代万圣节的庆祝方式保留了为驱赶亡灵而化妆打扮的历史根源。
• The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around.
  张贴的红纸，烧防火鞭炮的习惯应该念吓跑它有机会运行宽松仍然存在。
• The celebration dates back to Celtic rituals where people tried to scare away spirits.
  庆祝可以追溯到卡尔特人的驱鬼仪式。