34.1.7. gy. C1C2 (példák)

frantic adjective /ˈfræn.tɪk/ 2 kétségbeesett

frantic calls for help

I got home to find Joe frantic with worry.

horrified adjective /ˈhɒr.ɪ.faɪd/ megrémült

When I told him all the money was gone, he was absolutely horrified.

horrifying adjective /ˈhɒr.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/ rémisztő

She sustained horrifying injuries in the attack.

hysterical adjective /hɪˈster.ɪ.kəl/ hisztérikus

Calm down, you're becoming/getting hysterical.

The police were accused of hysterical over-reaction.

hysterical laughter

stunned adjective /stʌnd/ döbbent, megdöbbent

We were stunned by the news of her death.

traumatic adjective /trɔːˈmæt.ɪk/ megrázó, traumatikus

His parents split up when he was eight, which he found very traumatic.

Phrasal verbs:

scare away/off ↔ sb /skeər/ elijeszt vkit (eltérít vmitől) (vásárlástól, utazástól, stb.)

The recent bomb attacks have scared away the tourists.

scare away/off ↔ sb/sth /skeər/ elijeszt vmit/vkit (megfutamít, elkerget)

She scared off her attacker by screaming.

Phrases and idioms:

make your blood run cold meghűl a vér az ereiben (megijed)

I heard a tapping on the window which made my blood run cold.

scare the hell/life/living daylights, etc. out of sb halálra rémít/ijeszt vkit (informal)

You scared the life out of me, creeping up on me like that!

send shivers/a shiver down your spine végigfut a hátán a hideg vmitől

The sound of his voice sent shivers down my spine.