All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line.

所有这一切只是设计来吓唬我、让我守规矩。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.

对不起，我没有吓唬你的意思。

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He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear.

他知道索利想吓唬他，因此微笑着掩饰自己的恐惧。

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