1ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, ADJ to-infinitive]害怕的;恐惧的 If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you. 害怕的;恐惧的
She did not seem at all afraid.
她毫无惧色。
I was afraid of the other boys. [+ of]
我害怕其他的男孩们。
I'm still afraid to sleep in my own bedroom. [+ to]
2ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ]担心的;忧虑的 If you are afraid for someone else, you are worried that something horrible is going to happen to them. 担心的;忧虑的
She's afraid for her family in Somalia. [+ for]
她为身在索马里的家人担心。
3ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, ADJ that, ADJ to-infinitive]顾忌的;犯愁的 If you are afraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it. 顾忌的;犯愁的
I was afraid that nobody would believe me.
我担心没有人会相信我。
The Government is afraid of losing the election. [+ of]
4PHRASE (用以道歉或婉转地提出异议)很抱歉,很遗憾,恐怕 If you want to apologize to someone or to disagree with them in a polite way, you can say I'm afraid. (用以道歉或婉转地提出异议)很抱歉,很遗憾,恐怕 [spoken, politeness]
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel害怕;感到畏懼▸➤look, seem, sound看上去害怕;好像擔心;聽起來害怕▸➤become, grow害怕起來;變得擔心▸➤make sb使某人畏懼◇What has made you so deeply afraid of your boss?是什麼讓你這麼害怕你的老闆?ADVERB➤extremely, rather, very極其/相當/非常害怕➤deeply, desperately, mortally, terribly十分害怕;怕得要死;極其恐懼➤really, truly的確/確實非常害怕▸➤almost幾乎害怕◇She was tense, almost afraid to open the letter.她很緊張,幾乎害怕打開那封信。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些害怕▸➤half有點兒害怕◇He was half afraid to look at her.他有點兒害怕看她。➤just, simply只是害怕◇You do know, don't you? You are just afraid to tell me.你知道,對吧?你只是不敢告訴我。➤genuinely真的害怕➤suddenly突然害怕起來◇He stopped abruptly, suddenly afraid to say the words out loud.他一下子停住了,突然害怕大聲說出那些話。➤physically身體上表現出恐懼PREPOSITION➤for為⋯擔憂◇Roger was very afraid for her.羅傑非常擔心她。➤of害怕⋯◇Charlie is afraid of marriage.查利害怕婚姻。PHRASES➤nothing to be afraid of沒什麼可怕的◇Don't worry. There's nothing to be afraid of.別擔心,沒什麼可怕的。
afraid adj. ⇨afraid (afraid of the dark)⇨I'm afraid⇨sorryafraid
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➡ See also the entry for worried另见worried条afraid ♦︎ frightened ♦︎ scared ♦︎ terrified ♦︎ alarmed ♦︎ fearful ♦︎ paranoid ♦︎ intimidated ♦︎ startled ♦︎ petrifiedThese words all describe feeling or showing fear.这些词均表示害怕、惧怕。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达害怕的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆frightened / scared / fearful / paranoid about sth◆afraid / frightened / scared / terrified / fearful / petrified of sb / sth◆terrified / alarmed / intimidated / startled by sb / sth◆afraid / frightened for sb◆afraid / frightened / scared / terrified / fearful / petrified that...◆afraid / frightened / scared to do sth◆Don't be afraid / frightened / scared / alarmed / intimidated.◆There's no need to be afraid / frightened / scared / alarmed / paranoid / intimidated.◆to feel afraid / frightened / scared / alarmed / paranoid / terrified / petrified◆to look afraid / frightened / scared / terrified / alarmed / startled / petrified◆to sound afraid / frightened / scared / terrified / alarmed◆to get frightened / scared / paranoid◆frightened / scared / terrified out of your wits◆frightened / scared to death■afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen害怕;担心(不好的事会发生)◆There's nothing to be afraid of.没什么可怕的。◆Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall?你不担心会跌倒吗?◆Don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand.要是不懂,尽管问好了。OPPunafraidⓘ Unafraid is rather formal and only used in written English; it is much more frequent to say not afraid. * unafraid相当正式,只用于书面语,更常用not afraid◆I'm not afraid of you!我不怕你!◆ (ratherformal, written) He felt calm and unafraid.他既不慌张也不害怕。■frightenedfeeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen害怕的;担心的◆a frightened child受了惊吓的小孩◆She was frightened that the glass would break.她担心玻璃会破碎。◆I'm frightened for him(= for example, that he will be hurt).我担心他的安危。 see also frighten ⇨ frighten, frightening ⇨ frightening, fright ⇨ fearnoun■scared (ratherinformal) feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen害怕的;担心的◆The thieves got scared and ran away.小偷害怕了,就跑掉了。◆a very scared face / expression惊恐的脸/表情 see also scare ⇨ frighten, scary ⇨ frighteningNOTE辨析 Afraid, frightened or scared?Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. * scared较非正式,更常见于日常口语,指有点害怕。Afraid cannot come before a noun. * afraid不用于名词前◆an afraid childIt can only take the preposition of, not about. * afraid只能与介词of搭配,不与about搭配。If you are afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth or afraid/frightened/scared to do sth, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about sth/doing sth, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that sth unpleasant might happen. * be afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth或be afraid/frightened/scared to do sth均表示担心会受到伤害或受苦。be frightened/scared about sth/doing sth很少指担心个人安全,多指害怕发生不快的事情◆frightened about the exam tomorrow害怕明天的考试◆frightened of the exam tomorrow■terrified ˈterɪfaɪd very frightened恐惧的;很害怕的◆I was terrified (that) she wouldn't come.我真害怕她不会来了。◆She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.她睁大惊恐的眼睛看着他。 see also terror ⇨ fearnoun, terrify ⇨ frighten, terrifying ⇨ frightening■alarmed [not before noun] afraid that sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen担心,害怕(危险或不快的事情发生)◆She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.她一想到要独自旅行就害怕。 see also alarm ⇨ fearnoun, alarm ⇨ frightenverb■fearful (formal) afraid and nervous害怕的;忧虑的◆Fearful of an attack, the government declared a state of emergency.政府担心遭到袭击,宣布进入紧急状态。◆Parents are ever fearful for their children.父母总是为子女担忧。OPPfearless ⇨ brave see also fear ⇨ fearnoun▸fearfully
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◆We watched fearfully.我们忧心忡忡地观察着。■paranoid ˈpærənɔɪd (ratherinformal) afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you, in a way that is not reasonable多疑的;妄想被害的◆She's getting really paranoid about what other people say about her.她真的越来越猜疑别人对她有什么议论了。◆You're just being paranoid.你这是瞎疑心。 see also paranoia ⇨ fearnoun■intimidated ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd [not before noun] (ratherformal) feeling frightened and not confident in a particular situation胆怯;怯场◆We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school.我们努力确保孩子在上学的第一天不胆怯。 see also intimidate ⇨ threaten1■startledsuddenly frightened or surprised吓一跳的;惊吓的;震惊的◆She looked at him with startled eyes.她用吃惊的目光看着他。◆He seemed startled to see me.他看见我显得很惊讶。 see also startle ⇨ surpriseverb■petrified ˈpetrɪfaɪd extremely frightened, especially so that you cannot move or do anything恐慌的;惊呆的◆I'm petrified of snakes.我特别害怕蛇。◆They were petrified with fear.他们都吓呆了。