意味: affranchise

af·fran·chise || ə'fræntʃaɪzv. 権利を与える; 解放する

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a fraidy cat

a child who is afraid to jump etc., chicken """Ian's a fraidy cat!"" the boys shouted. ""Ian's afraid to jump!"""

afraid so

"sorry, but it is true; believe me, yeppers" """Did he spend all of our money?"" ""Yes, 'fraid so."""

fraidy-cat

someone who is easily frightened (used by children) The little boy called his friend a fraidy-cat because he wouldn

frame

cause you to look guilty, set you up He framed you. He lent you his car, then reported it as stolen.

frame of mind

mood, mental attitude, state of mind I'm not in the right frame of mind to listen to your poem.

frame of mind (good or bad)

one

frazzled

having tired nerves, going in circles I'm frazzled! Gift shopping takes all my nervous energy.

I'm afraid so

(See afraid so)

shuck on down to the fraidy hole

go to the cellar for shelter from a cyclone or tornado, hide when you are afraid When my uncle saw the sky turn black in the afternoon, he would shuck on down to the fraidy hole.

afraid of

fearful of担心；害怕
He is afraid of hurting her feelings．他怕伤她的感情。
He was probably afraid of embarrassing me．他可能不愿使我难堪。
This young man is afraid of nothing．这个年轻人什么也不怕。

afraid to

worried；filled with apprehension 不敢；因害怕会有…结果而不敢做
He is very much afraid to go out alone at night．他很害怕晚上一个人出去。

refrain from

1．hold oneself back from；keep oneself from克制使自己不做；自制
You must refrain from spitting in the street．你不能在街上随地吐痰。
Plesse refrain from smoking．请勿吸烟。
I pur posely refrain from arguing with him．我有意克制自己不和他争辩。
I refrained from further words．我忍住没有再说下去。
2．prevent from阻止；防止
Fortunately he was refrained from wrongaoing．很幸运，他被阻止没有做出蠢事来。

afraid of one's own shadow

Idiom(s): afraid of one's own shadow

Theme: FEAR

easily frightened; always frightened, timid, or suspicious.
• After Tom was robbed, he was even afraid of his own shadow.
• Jane has always been a shy child. She has been afraid of her own shadow since she was three.

afraid of one's shadow|afraid|shadow

adj. phr., informal Scared of small or imaginary things; very easily frightened; jumpy; nervous. Mrs. Smith won't stay alone in her house at night; she is afraid of her own shadow. Johnny cries whenever he must say hello to an adult; he is afraid of his own shadow.

fraidy-cat|cat|fraid|fraid-cat|fraidy|scared|scare

n., informal A shy person; someone who is easily frightened.

Usually used by or to children. Tom was a fraidy-cat and wouldn't go in the water.

frame of mind|frame|mind

n. phr. One's mental outlook; the state of one's psychological condition, There is no use trying to talk to him while he is in such a negative frame of mind.

in a bad frame of mind|bad frame of mind|frame|fra

adv. phr. In an unhappy mood. Make sure the boss is not in a bad frame of mind when you ask him for a raise.
Antonym: IN A GOOD FRAME OF MIND.

in a good frame of mind|frame|frame of mind|good|g

adv. phr. In a happy mood. After a relaxing holiday in the Bahamas, the boss was in a very good frame of mind.
Antonym: IN A BAD FRAME OF MIND.

worn to a frazzle|frazzle|to a frazzle|worn

adj. phr. To be fatigued; be exhausted. I'm worn to a frazzle cooking for all these guests.

fray

fray
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