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

• For some, fireworks are a solemn matter of superstition: the sound and light show is believed to scare away evil spirits and ensure an auspicious good year.
  对一些人而言，爆竹是一种严肃的迷信：他们认为爆竹的声响和光亮能够赶走邪恶的神灵，并保证一个吉祥的好年。
• The custom of putting up red paper and lighting firecrackers to scare away Nian continues today.
  大众化[通俗]报纸贴红纸条，燃放爆竹吓跑怪兽年的风俗习惯一直延续到今天。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In the carved pumpkin face all kinds of people as well as a face, and lighting ( candles) to scare away the specter of the ghost ignited the guidelines was intended.
  在南瓜上刻各种人面乃至鬼脸，并点灯（蜡烛）以寄寓指引幽灵离开吓跑鬼魂之意。
• Well, smoking people will scare away fierce dogs because they are usually humpbacked and dogs will think they are taking stones.
  恩，抽烟的人能够吓跑恶狗，因为抽烟的人容易驼背，狗会以为抽烟者在捡石头。
• Often exorcisms and purgations were performed with much noise as if to scare away the evil spirits.
  通常驱邪与涤罪仪式都伴有响闹声，用以吓跑亡灵。
• Banks forced to raise their capital bases will not want to scare away shareholders by loading up on Italian paper.
  被迫充实资本基础的银行，可不想让自己购买意大利债券的举动把投资者吓跑。
• The railway company feared it would scare away passengers.
  地下铁公司担心这会吓跑乘客。