看到一只巨大的蜘蛛，她吓得直退。

She recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider.

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他吓得打了一个寒战。

He felt a cold shiver of fear run through him.

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他一见到尸体就吓得往后缩了。

He recoiled in horror at the sight of the corpse.

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They start getting into the Mediterranean and that scares the hell out of their commercial rivals.

他们开始进入了地中海地区,而这一举动把他们的竞争对手也吓得够呛

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