afraid
英 [əˈfreɪd] 美 [əˈfred]

adj.

害怕的；担心的；恐怕；畏惧，害怕

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. [P]害怕,畏惧 feeling fear; frightened
2. [P]担忧,忧虑 worried or anxious about the possible result of sth
3. [P]担心 frightened or worried about things that may put sb/sth in danger

英英释义

afraid[ ə'freid ]

• adj.
  • filled with fear or apprehension

    "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"

  • filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement

    "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"

  • feeling worry or concern or insecurity

    "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"

  • having feelings of aversion or unwillingness

    "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)动词+～

• be afraid害怕
• look afraid显得害怕
• seem afraid好像害怕

副词+～

• half afraid有点怕
• not a bit afraid一点不怕
• awfully afraid非常害怕
• cautiously afraid怕得谨小慎微
• childishly afraid非常幼稚地怕
• constantly afraid一直怕
• curiously afraid怕得叫人难以理解
• deadly afraid怕得要命
• distressingly afraid怕得令人痛苦
• dreadfully afraid怕得要死
• extraordinarily afraid特别害怕
• faint-heartedly afraid怕得毫无勇气
• foolishly afraid怕得非常愚蠢
• frightfully afraid非常害怕
• genuinely afraid真怕
• horribly afraid极其害怕
• idiotically afraid非常愚蠢地害怕,怕得荒唐
• incomprehensibly afraid莫名其妙地怕,怕得让人不可思议
• incredibly afraid怕得难以置信
• intensely afraid非常怕
• mortally afraid极其怕
• mysteriously afraid怕得让人费解
• nervously afraid非常紧张地怕,怕得让人不安
• obviously afraid很明显地怕
• oddly afraid怕得出奇
• perpetually afraid永远害怕
• queerly afraid怕得令人费解
• really afraid真怕
• secretly afraid暗自害怕
• starkly afraid怕得要命
• strangely afraid莫名其妙地害怕
• superstitiously afraid因迷信而害怕
• surprisingly afraid出人意料地害怕
• suspiciously afraid怕得疑神疑鬼
• temperamentally afraid怕得直发脾气
• terribly afraid非常害怕
• timidly afraid怕得令人胆小
• timorously afraid怕得令人胆小
• unquestionably afraid毫无疑问地怕
• unusually afraid异常地害怕
• unwontedly afraid异常地害怕

～+介词

• afraid for sb/sth为某人〔某事〕担心
• afraid of sth/sb怕某事〔某人〕
• afraid of v -ing怕做某事

词组短语

afraid of害怕

i'm afraid我害怕；恐怕

同近义词辨析

appalling, afraid, frightful, terrible, terrific, fearful, horrible, dreadful, awful

这组词都有“害怕的、可怕的”的意思，其区别是：

appalling指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。

afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。

frightful指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。

terrible侧重指给人以长久的惊骇，极端的恐怖，令人难以忍受。

terrific多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。

fearful普通用词，既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧，又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。

horrible指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然，着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。

dreadful指使人非常恐惧，毛骨悚然，也使人感到讨厌而退缩。

awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. I'm afraid we can't come.
   很抱歉，我们不能来。
2. I'm afraid I didn't quie catch what you said.
   对不起,我没听清你刚才所说的话。
3. I didn't mention it because I was afraid of upsetting him/afraid (that) I might upset him.
   我没有提起那件事，因为我怕他心烦意乱。
4. Are you afraid of snakes?
   你怕蛇吗?
5. Children feel afraid when they are at home alone.
   孩子独自自己在家,感到害怕。

权威例句

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