affright
基本解释
- v. 吓唬，惊吓，恐吓（某人）
- n. 惊吓，惊骇
英汉例句
- These birds from their secret haunts affright the quiet of the night.
从暗藏的鸟窝里飞出的这些鸟儿使寂静的黑夜显得害怕。 - Sometimes he says things that affright one but it is impossible to understand what he says.
有时，他自言自语些可怕的东西，但是他说了些什么，没人有能听得懂。 - On the other hand, a doctor not telling the truth about his patients' health to avoid affright among his family; or a policeman lying in order to avoid panic is a noble lie.
但从另一方面来说，如果一个医生为了避免家属的恐惧而隐瞒病人身体状况的事情，或是一个警察经常为了避免群众恐慌而隐瞒事实，那么这种谎言就是“高贵的谎言”。