scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
英語
~ 700
語義
0件の語義
動詞
A2
action
1
Cause someone to feel fear
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
用法パターン：
to scare [someone]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
類義語
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
|
startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
対義語
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
コロケーション
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
テーマ
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The loud noise scared the children.
- You really scared me when you jumped out from behind the door.
- The possibility of losing his job scared him.
学習者向け例文
- The dog scared the little boy.
- The movie scared me a lot.
- A big spider scared her.
名詞
B1
state
2
Sudden feeling of fear
A short time when you feel afraid suddenly.
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
類義語
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
対義語
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
コロケーション
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
テーマ
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
例文
- That horror film gave me a real scare.
- We had a bit of a health scare last year.
- The false alarm caused a big security scare.
学習者向け例文
- The loud bang gave me a scare.
- He had a health scare last year.
- The fire alarm gave us all a scare.
動詞
B1
action
3
Make something go away by fear
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid.
用法パターン：
to scare [someone/something] away/off
類義語
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
対義語
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
コロケーション
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
テーマ
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The guard dog scared off the burglars.
- We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
- High prices can scare away customers.
学習者向け例文
- The loud noise scared away the cats.
- The police siren scared off the thief.
- We use lights to scare away animals.
文法
辞書形
scare
IPA
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
音節・強勢
scare （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
活用形
Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
関連語
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
表現
give someone a scare
1/ɡˈɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ə skˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
Cause brief sudden fear in someone
To make someone suddenly feel afraid for a short time.
例文
- You gave me a real scare when you shouted like that.
- Falling down the stairs gave her quite a scare.
health scare
1/hˈɛlθ skˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
Event causing sudden health worry
A time when people are suddenly worried about health problems.
例文
- He had a health scare but is fine now.
- The outbreak caused a major public health scare.
scare away
1/skˈɛɹ əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Cause departure through fear
To make someone or something leave because they are afraid.
例文
- The noise scared away the birds.
- Bad service can scare away customers.
scare off
1/skˈɛɹ ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Frighten away someone or something
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid or worried.
例文
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.