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。
• 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。
• Some wedding flowers have a strong smell to scare away the evil spirits.
  婚礼上有些鲜花气味很浓，可以吓跑这些恶魔。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• People keep a dog to scare away thieves.
  人们养狗来吓走小偷。
• 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。
• Some people worry the earthquake will scare away people.
  还有些人担心这次的地震会把人吓跑。
• You make serious face like this, you scare away good energy.
  脸这么严肃，会把好能量吓跑的。