scare off

英 [skeə(r) ɒf]

美 [sker ɔːf]

吓跑; 吓退; 把…吓跑

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 吓跑
  If youscare offorscare awaya person or animal, you frighten them so that they go away.
  1. ...an alarm to scare off an attacker.
     用来吓跑袭击者的警报器
  2. ...the problem of scaring birds away from airport runways.
     把鸟轰离机场跑道的难题
• PHRASAL VERB 吓退;把…吓跑
  If youscaresomeoneoff, you accidentally make them unwilling to become involved with you.
  1. I don't think that revealing your past to your boyfriend scared him off...
     我并不认为是因为你把自己的过去向男朋友坦白才把他吓跑的。
  2. The new Democratic Party is not likely to scare off voters.
     新成立的民主党不太可能吓跑选民。

英英释义

verb

• cause to lose courage
  1. dashed by the refusal
  Synonym:dauntdashpallfrighten offscare awayfrighten awayscare

双语例句

• Entrepeneurs are afraid of doing it. They're worried they're going to scare off future investors.
  创业者们害怕这么做，可能会吓跑未来的投资者。
• But if neither submits and roars don't scare off the opposition, let battle commence!
  但如果双方都不退却，吼叫也吓不走对方，那就让战争开打吧！
• On Monday, the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with three other business groups, said protests would damage the economy and scare off tourists.
  周一，香港总商会（HKGCC）与其他三家商业团体表示，抗议将破坏经济并吓跑游客。
• Local fishermen raced out in their boats to save him, beating drums to scare off any fish that might eat his body and dropping rice into the water to lure away the fish.
  当地的渔夫划着船去救他，敲着鼓吓跑吃他尸体的鱼，并且撒米到河中将鱼诱走。
• Baby tiger at this stage will instinctively bare its teeth, tighten its nose and bark to scare off invaders.
  此时的小虎只会本能地紧鼻龇牙，面露凶相，并以尖声的吼叫吓退来犯者。
• He was the only one who could put the shadows away and scare off the wardrobe monster.
  他是唯一能抹去阴影，并吓走衣柜里怪物的人。
• The boys made enough noise to scare off any animals.
  男孩子们大叫大嚷，什么野兽都给吓跑了。
• Vitamin B does not scare off mosquitoes.
  维他命B并不能吓走蚊子。
• Don't get closer, or you will scare off those cute birds.
  不要再靠近了，不然你会把那些可爱的鸟给吓跑。
• Light a fire to scare off the wolves.
  点起火来把狼吓跑。