scaring
present participle ofscare
| 单词 | scaring |
| 释义 | scaring present participle ofscare scare verb[IorT] uk/skeər/us/sker/C1 to (make apersonoranimal)feelfrightened: Suddennoisesscare her. She's verybrave- she doesn't scareeasily. He scared meout ofmywits(= made meextremelyfrightened)bydrivingsofast. Meeting newpeoplescares mestiff/todeath(= makes meextremelynervousandworried). She scaredthehell/life/livingdaylights out ofme(=frightenedme very much)when shefellout of thetree. Frightening and scaring
Idiomscaresomeoneshitless Phrasal verbsscaresomeone/somethingaway/off scaresomeoneaway/off scaresomeoneinto doingsomething scaresomethingup Examplesofscaringscaring In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Protection from vertebrate pests was maintained throughout using fencing, screens andscaringdevices. From theCambridge English Corpus Farmers suggested that early engagement in birdscaringand planting a little later could be a good option. From theCambridge English Corpus An average family consists of 6+7 members thus providing adequate labour forscaringbirds and other farm operations associated with growing early-maturing improved varieties. From theCambridge English Corpus A person might cause another to flinch byscaringher. From theCambridge English Corpus There is a good market in the world for light aircraft, the club aircraft, or machines for crop dusting, fertiliser spraying or birdscaring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The department gives advice to farmers about alternative methods ofscaringgeese. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a spate of inaccurate information aimed atscaringthe public, especially the elderly, about cuts in bus routes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would deplore any attempt by anyone to try to gain advantage during the negotiations byscaringmembers of the public unnecessarily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such a firm will hardly have the decency to think twice about putting pressure on those in arrears,scaringthem and then repossessing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They arescaringorganisations away from employing women. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They ought to stopscaringquite unnecessarily both their own and other people's constituents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would recommendscaringdevices for this purpose, because extensive research has established that no known techniques of destruction will lead to effective population control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Though it is no doubt right that people should be warned, such remarks have a ratherscaringeffect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I see no reason why he should startscaringhis constituents and others who work at the factories concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Investigations into the use ofscaringdevices and chemical repellants have met with little success so far, but are continuing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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