scare somebody into something phrasal verbphr v FRIGHTENEDto make someone do something by frightening them or threatening them 恐吓,威胁scare somebody into doing something You can’t scare me into telling you anything. 你吓唬我也没用,我不会告诉你的。
scare somebody into doing something• Pictures of diseased lungs scared me into quitting smoking.
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