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。
• Grasping at help like a drowning swimmer tends to scare away the resources you've already got, as well as potential assistance.
  像一位溺水者那样去抓帮助往往会把你已经获得的资源，以及潜在的吓跑。
• 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。
• Afghanistan has called on domestic and foreign media not to cover any violence on the day of the presidential election in case such reports scare away voters.
  阿富汗呼吁国内国外媒体不要报道总统选举当天的任何暴力事件以免吓跑投票人。
• Your job isn't to scare away the bad guys, it's to attract the good ones.
  你要做的不是去把坏家伙们吓跑，是吸引好家伙们。
• 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。
• Iraqi army tanks, armored personal carriers and other military vehicles lined the streets, as police and soldiers were deployed in force to scare away troublemakers.
  伊拉克陆军坦克车、载人装甲车以及其它军用车辆排列在街道上。与此同时，警方人员及士兵全副武装部署在街上，以吓阻捣乱的人。
• Wear white to scare away bad spirits.
  穿上白色的衣物来吓走妖魔鬼怪。
• 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。
• These cats are there to scare away mice.
  立瓦猫可不是为了吓老鼠。