afraid
afraid 英 [əˈfreɪd] 美 [əˈfred]
adj. 害怕的；恐怕；担心的
Are you afraid of spiders? 你怕蜘蛛吗？
Don't be afraid. 别怕。
- To be afraid is to be scared. People are afraid of snakes, bugs, heights, bears, death, and public speaking, among other things.
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- adj. 害怕的；恐怕；担心的
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1. Are you afraid of spiders?
你怕蜘蛛吗？
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2. Don't be afraid.
别怕。
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3. She was afraid to open the door.
她不敢开门。
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4. She was afraid of upsetting her parents.
她担心会使她父母不安。
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5. It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now.
一切都结束了。现在没有什么可怕的了。
- afraid (adj.) "impressed with fear, fearful," early 14c., originally the past participle of the now-obsolete Middle English verb afray "frighten," from Anglo-French afrayer, Old French affrai, effrei, esfrei "disturbance, fright," from esfreer (v.) "to worry, concern, trouble, disturb," from Vulgar Latin *exfridare, a hybrid word meaning literally "to take out of peace."
afraid ★ / əˈfreɪd ; NAmE əˈfreɪd / adjective [not before noun ] 1 ★ feeling fear; frightened because you think that you might be hurt or suffer 害怕，畏惧（可能受伤害、受苦） ◆ Don't be afraid. 别怕。 afraidof sb/sth ◆ It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now. 一切都结束了。现在没有什么可怕的了。 ◆ Are you afraid of spiders? 你怕蜘蛛吗？ afraidof doing sth ◆ I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night. 我开始害怕夜间单独外出了。 afraidto do sth ◆ She was afraid to open the door. 她不敢开门。 2 ★ worried about what might happen 担心（会发生某事） afraidof doing sth ◆ She was afraid of upsetting her parents. 她担心会使她父母不安。 afraidto do sth ◆ Don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand. 你要是不懂，尽管问好了。 afraid(that…) ◆ We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat. 我们担心会把船弄翻。 3 afraidfor sb/sth worried or frightened that sth unpleasant, dangerous, etc. will happen to a particular person or thing 担心，生怕（将发生不快、不幸或危险的事） ◆ I'm not afraid for me, but for the baby. 我担心的不是自己，而是婴儿。 ◆ They had already fired three people and he was afraid for his job. 他们已经解雇了三人，所以他为他的工作担忧。 IDIOM ★ I'm afraid used as a polite way of telling sb sth that is unpleasant or disappointing, or that you are sorry about （礼貌地说出令人不快、失望或感到遗憾的事）我怕，恐怕，很遗憾，对不起 ◆ I can't help you, I'm afraid. 对不起，我帮不了你的忙。 ◆ I'm afraid we can't come. 很遗憾，我们来不了。 ◆ I'm afraid that it's not finished yet. 此事恐怕还没有完。 ◆ He's no better, I'm afraid to say. 我很抱歉地说，他一点也不见好转。 ◆ ‘Is there any left?’ ‘ I'm afraid not.’ “还有剩的没有？”“恐怕没有。” ◆ ‘Will it hurt?’ ‘ I'm afraid so.’ “那痛不痛？”“恐怕会痛。” SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 afraid frightened ◆scared ◆terrified ◆alarmed ◆paranoid These words all describe feeling or showing fear. 以上各词均形容害怕。 ■ afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生： ◆ There's nothing to be afraid of. 没有什么要害怕的。 ◆ Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall? 你不怕会跌倒吗？ ■ frightened feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生： ◆ a frightened child 受惊的孩子 ◆ She was frightened that the glass would break. 她担心玻璃会破碎。 ■ scared ( rather informal) feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生： ◆ The thieves got scared and ran away. 小偷慌张起来，都跑掉了。 afraid, frightened or scared? 用 afraid、frightened 还是 scared？ Scaredis more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraidcannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of,not about.If you are afraid / afraid sb/sth/doing sth or afraid / afraid do sth, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened / frightened sth/doing sth, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that sth unpleasant might happen. *scared 较非正式，较常用于日常谈话中，常指稍微害怕。afraid 不用于名词前，只能与介词 of 而非 about 连用。afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth 或 afraid/frightened/scared to do sth 均指担心受到伤害或遭受痛苦。frightened/scared about sth/doing sth 较少指担心个人安全，更多的是指害怕不快的事情发生。 ■ terrified very frightened 指恐惧、很害怕： ◆ I was terrified (that) she wouldn't come. 我很害怕她不来。 ◆ She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. 她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。 ■ alarmed afraid that sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen 指担心危险或不快的事情发生： ◆ She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。 ■ paranoid ( rather informal) afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you, in a way that is not reasonable 指多疑、不合情理的恐惧： ◆ You're just being paranoid. 你只是在疑神疑鬼。 PATTERNS ◆ afraid/frightened/scared ofspiders, etc. ◆ frightened/scared/paranoid about… ◆ afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that… ◆ afraid/frightened/scared toopen the door, etc. ◆ Don't beafraid/frightened/scared/alarmed. afraid / əˈfreɪd ; NAmE əˈfreɪd /
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