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BNC: 1562 COCA: 1400
afraid
əfreɪd əˈfreɪd
1 ADJ-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]

    我还是不敢在自己的卧室里睡觉。

SYN scared, frightened, nervous, anxious
2 ADJ-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。

3 ADJ-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]

    现届政府担心会在选举中落败。

SYN anxious, concerned, worried, troubled
4 PHRASE （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]

  • We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid.

    我们恐怕没有那样的东西。

  • I'm afraid I can't help you.

    恐怕我帮不了你。

  • 'Bad news?' — 'I'm afraid so.'

    “坏消息吗？”—“恐怕是。”

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Thesaurusafraid Also look up:
ADJ.

alarmed, frightened, petrified, terrified 1

fearful, scared, worried 1 3

Word PartnershipUse afraid with:
PREP.

afraid of someone/something 1

VERB.

be afraid 1 2 3

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BNC: 1562 COCA: 1400
afraid

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBS➤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。
BNC: 1562 COCA: 1400
afraid adj.
⇨ afraid (afraid of the dark) ⇨ I'm afraid ⇨ sorryafraid

adjective

  ➡ 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
startled➔afraid➔terrified➔petrified
alarmedfrightened
intimidatedscared
fearful
paranoid
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。OPP unafraid ⓘ 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！◆ (rather formal, written) He felt calm and unafraid.他既不慌张也不害怕。 ■ frightened feeling 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 ⇨ fear noun ■ scared (rather informal) 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 ⇨ frightening NOTE 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 child It 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 ⇨ fear noun , 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 ⇨ fear noun , alarm ⇨ frighten verb ■ 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。 OPP fearless ⇨ brave   see also fear ⇨ fear noun ▸ fearfully

adverb

◆We watched fearfully.我们忧心忡忡地观察着。■ paranoid ˈpærənɔɪd (rather informal) 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 ⇨ fear noun ■ intimidated ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd [not before noun] (rather formal) 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 ⇨ threaten 1 ■ startled suddenly 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 ⇨ surprise verb ■ 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。
BNC: 1562 COCA: 1400
afraid
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