afraid
害怕的;担心的;恐怕;畏惧,害怕
双语释义
- [P]害怕,畏惧 feeling fear; frightened
- [P]担忧,忧虑 worried or anxious about the possible result of sth
- [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"
- filled with fear or apprehension
词汇搭配
- be afraid害怕
- look afraid显得害怕
- seem afraid好像害怕
- 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
- 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
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
- I'm afraid we can't come.
很抱歉,我们不能来。 - 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。 - 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。 - Are you afraid of snakes?
你怕蛇吗? - Children feel afraid when they are at home alone.
孩子独自自己在家,感到害怕。