fright

pronunciation

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  • n.
    恐怖
    惊吓
    可怕的东西,难看的人
  • v.
    使惊恐

Word Origin

fright 恐怖

来自PIE*perg, 恐惧,害怕。与fear没有辞源上的联系。

Example

1. Investors who take fright can easily shift money abroad .
恐慌的投资者可以轻易把资金转移到海外。
2. Some in china are making light of the fright .
中国还有一部分人则对这股恐慌不以为然。
3. No wonder the markets took fright only days later .
难怪还没过两天,市场就又重新陷入恐慌之中。
4. Recession will undermine normal politics and create conditions for markets to take fright ( see article ) .
经济衰退会破坏常态政治,创造让市场感到恐慌的条件(见文章)。
5. But as equity markets took fright in september , gold suddenly plunged from a high of $ 1900 an ounce to a brief low of $ 1604 .
但在九月份,由于股票市场的恐慌情绪,黄金价格从每盎司1900美元的高位突然暴跌到1604美元每盎司。

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