英和和英

読み方 こわがる

他動詞

To fear, be afraid of （thunder）; to be frightened at, be scared at （one's appearance）; to dread （earthquakes）; to be terrified at （a catastrophe）; to be horrified at （a disease）; to stand in awe of （a great man）; to be in a fright

用例

• 皆あの人を怖がっている
  Everybody fears him
  Everybody is afraid of him.

• 雷を怖がる人がある
  Some people are afraid of thunder.
• お化話をすると子どもが怖がる
  Children are frightened at a ghost-story―scared at a ghost-story.
• 西洋人は地震を怖がる
  Foreigners dread earthquakes.
• 彼は親父を怖がっている
  He stands in awe of his father―trembles before his father.
• 敵は日本兵に逢うのを怖がっていた
  The enemy were afraid of falling in with the Japanese.
• 敵は怖がって出て来なかった
  The enemy were afraid to come out―dared not come out.
• 不思議な病気が流行するので人々が怖がっている
  A mysterious disease is prevailing, and people are in a fright.
• 無闇に怖がる人がいる
  Some people are in an awful fright.
• 怖がって縮まる
  to shrink for fear