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]