scare straight

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results. idiomatic,transitive
    — Indeed, there is a streak of Reaganomics that believes the only way to motivate American workers is to scare them straight with unemployment charts.

词形变化

scares straight present,singular,third-person scaring straight participle,present scared straight participle,past scared straight past
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