1590s, alteration of Middle English skerren (c. 1200), from Old Norse skirra "to frighten; to shrink from, shun; to prevent, avert," related to skjarr "timid, shy, afraid of," of unknown origin. In Scottish also skair, skar, and in dialectal English skeer, skear, which seems to preserve the older pronunciation. To scare up "procure, obtain" is first recorded 1846, American English, from notion of rousing game from cover. Related: Scared; scaring.
scare (n.)
"something that frightens; sudden panic, sudden terror inspired by a trifling cause, false alarm," 1520s, alteration of Middle English sker "fear, dread" (c. 1400), from scare (v.). Scare tactic attested from 1948.
雙語例句
1. The new Democratic Party is not likely to scare off voters.
新成立的民主黨不太可能嚇跑選民。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Despite the scare there are no plans to withdraw the drug.
盡管大家憂心忡忡，可是并無撤回藥物的計(jì)劃。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Don't you realize what a scare you've given us all?
你難道不知道你把我們大家都嚇得不輕嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
4. An all-star game might scare up a little interest.
一場全明星比賽可能勉強(qiáng)會(huì)激起一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)興趣。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Did people still tell their kids imbecilic scare stories about bogey policewomen?