affright
/uh-frahyt/US // əˈfraɪt //UK // (əˈfraɪt) archaic, or poetic //
冒冒失失,羞辱,冒失鬼,冒冒失失的
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v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to frighten.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : sudden fear or terror; fright.
- : a source of terror.
- : the act of terrifying.
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Examples
Seized with affright, the princess recoiled to where an ivory crucifix gleamed on a black velvet background.
Then she started, grew crimson, and looked round in affright: had she said something she should not have said?
Jacky's answer made Mary scream with affright, and startled even Jem's iron nerves for a moment.
As soon as she heard the song, with a cry of affright, she ordered Bouchibus to catch the pigeon and make a stew of it.
Thy gushing tears in torrents flow,Thy bosom pants in wild affright!
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