affright[ə'frait]vt.1.■使害怕,使显得可怕,使恐惧,惊吓,吓唬:These birds from their secret haunts affright the quiet of the night.从暗藏的鸟窝里飞出的这些鸟儿使寂静的黑夜显得害怕。n.1.■惊吓,惊骇;恐怖2.■[古语](造成)恐惧的因由