/skɛr ɔːf/· phrasal verb
财经/商业B1
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Chinese meaning
吓跑；吓退
把…吓跑；吓退
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寄生虫污染恐慌吓退了买生菜的顾客
Example
Lettuce prices posted their biggest recorded monthly plunge as cyclospora scared off shoppers
环孢子虫恐慌吓退了顾客,生菜价格创下有记录以来最大单月跌幅。
Source: Quartz · 13 Aug 2026
Background ✎
因环孢子虫污染引发消费者恐慌,美国生菜价格单月暴跌16.4%,创历史最大跌幅。
Roots · etymology
无独立词源,由 scare 与副词 off 组合而成
- scare(惊吓)+ off(表「离开、脱离」的小品词)
Collocations
- scare off buyers/scare off investors/scare off shoppers
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