| 词汇 | frighteners |
| 释义 | frighteners noun[ plural ] UKold-fashioneduk /ˈfraɪ.tən.əz/ us /ˈfraɪ.tən.ɚz/ put the frighteners on someone to threaten someone: 威胁（某人） He said he wouldn't pay up so I sent my brother round to put the frighteners on him.他说他不还钱，所以我让我弟弟去逼他还。 Dangers and threats balefully baneful banefully black spot hang over something hazard hazardous hazardously hazmat on/under pain of deathidiom or elseidiom parlous parlously peril someone's bark is worse than his/her biteidiom tombstoning treacherously triple threat ultra-hazardous venturesome Examples of frightenersfrighteners Each year, the frighteners are put on them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All these are designed as "frighteners" to members, and of course it does not have to be so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She does not like it, is prejudiced against it and wants to put the frighteners on it by legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They brought in the frighteners, the heavy mob. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How is that for frighteners to start with? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bailiffs' first visit will be to put the frighteners on people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His sole technique is to put the frighteners on people when they are in a vulnerable position, using the legal process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is trying to put the frighteners on people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are all told by the "frighteners" that they may be removed in the winter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Well, that would put the frighteners on anyone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not me who has put the frighteners on concerning waste incinerators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not sure whether he is one of the frightened or one of the frighteners, but whichever it is, he acknowledges that the intention to frighten is there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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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