英 [fraɪt]，美 [fraɪt]
恐怖；惊吓：指突然产生的恐惧情绪。例如：The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin jumped with fright.（蒸汽管突然发出咯咯的声音，富兰克林吓得跳了起来。）
可怕的东西；难看的人：口语中用于形容外貌丑陋或令人吃惊的人或事物。
恐怖的经历：让人感到害怕的事情。比如：You gave me a fright jumping out at me like that.（你这样跳出来扑向我，吓了我一大跳。）
使惊恐；吓唬。此用法现已较少见。
frights
动词+ fright：
get a fright：受到惊吓，大吃一惊。如：I got the fright of my life.（我吓得要命。）
give sb a fright：使某人吃一惊。例如：The snake picked up its head and stuck out its tongue which gave everyone a fright.（蛇昂起头，吐出信子，把每个人都吓了一大跳。）
take fright：突然害怕，受惊。比如：The birds took fright and flew off.（鸟受惊飞走了。）
介词+ fright：
in fright：惊恐地。例如：The birds smashed into the top of their cages in fright.（鸟儿惊恐地撞到了笼子顶上。）
with fright：因害怕。如：She turned pale with fright.（她吓得面色惨白。）
其他常见短语：
stage fright：怯场。例如：Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him.（霍华德想成为流行歌手，但怯场使他心生畏惧。）
look a fright：（非正式）看上去蓬松散乱或怪异。
Hearing the news, we turned pale with fright.（听到这消息后，我们惊骇失色。）
Tom's fright weakened every muscle in his body.（汤姆所受的惊骇使他全身的肌肉都没有劲了。）
He cried out in fright as the dark figure approached.（那个黑影向他逼近，他吓得叫了出来。）
The hens scattered in fright when the truck honked at them.（拖拉机对着母鸡鸣喇叭，它们吓得四散奔逃。）
Apart from a fright, he was uninjured.（除了吓一跳之外，他没受伤。）
When costs soared, the studio took fright and recalled the company from Rome.（成本一路飙升，制片厂受惊之余撤回了在罗马的公司。）
An untrained horse had taken fright at the sound of gunfire.（一匹未经训练的马听到枪响受了惊。）
The boy's hair stuck up straight with fright.（男孩吓得毛发直竖。）
You gave me quite a fright.（你把我吓了一大跳。）
In her fright she forgot to lock the door.（她吓得忘了锁门。）
fear（担心）、terror（恐怖）、dread（惧怕）、panic（惊慌）、dismay（沮丧）、alarm（警报）、horror（恐怖）、scare（受惊吓）等。这些词都与“害怕”相关，但在程度和语境上略有差异。例如，fright 通常指突然的、短暂的恐惧，而 terror 则更强调极度的、强烈的恐惧。