scare

英 [skeə] 美[skɛr]

(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)manage to find or obtain something

(非正式，主北美)设法找到（或得到）某物

for a price, the box office can usually scare up a pair of tickets.
只要花点钱，售票处常能弄到几张票。

To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity

（费力）张罗凑合：以极大的努力或智慧进行收集或准备

managed to scare up some folding chairs for the unexpected crowd.
设法为突然出现的人群找到一些折椅

1. The new Democratic Party is not likely to scare off voters.: 新成立的民主党不太可能吓跑选民。

2. Despite the scare there are no plans to withdraw the drug.: 尽管大家忧心忡忡，可是并无撤回药物的计划。

5. Did people still tell their kids imbecilic scare stories about bogey policewomen?: 人们还在给他们的孩子们讲那些恐怖女警察吓唬人的弱智故事吗？