vt.

1. 驚嚇，使恐懼[O8]
   They are scared that the ship might be wrecked.

   他們怕船失事。

   My mother is scared to fly in a plane.

   我母親怕搭飛機。

   He was horribly scared.

   他驚恐萬狀。

   The thunder scared the children.

   雷聲嚇著了孩子。

2. 把……嚇跑[（+away/off）]
   The watchdog scared away the thief by barking.

   看門狗大聲吠叫嚇走了竊賊。

3. 把……嚇出來[（+out/up）]
   She was scared out of her wits.

   她被嚇得不知所措。

vi.

1. 受驚[（+at）]
   My horse scares easily.

   我的這匹馬容易受驚。

n.

1. 驚恐；驚嚇[S]
   You did give me a scare.

   你可真把我嚇了一跳。

2. 大恐慌[C]
   There was a rabies scare in town.

   城裡發生了狂犬病恐慌。

a.

1. 【美】【口】駭人的；用以嚇唬人的[B]
   His scare tactics did not work.

   他的恐嚇戰術沒有奏效。

v.

1. cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten.
   ▸ (scare someone away/off) drive or keep someone away by frightening them.
   ▸become scared.
2. (scare something up) informal, chiefly N. Amer. find or obtain something.

n.

▸a period of general anxiety or alarm about something:

a bomb scare.