The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away.
这两个人吓了一跳，扔下提包逃跑了。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 44 Through the forest
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 离开，远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方；离去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 恐怖;惊吓;可怕的东西，难看的人;
v. 使惊恐;
💡 战斗(fight)让人（r)变得 恐怖 吃惊
"to cry out in fright"
吓得大声叫喊
近义：scare, start, turn, intimidate, spook, terrify
反义：intrepidity, manhood, manliness, nerve, audacity, pluck