单词详解
adj.
A. 抱歉的(filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement)
I’m afraid our boss is unavailable now. 对不起,我们老板现在不在。
B. 担心的(feeling worry or concern or insecurity)
Sometimes I'm afraid I'll just go to pieces. 有时候我真担心我会彻底垮下来。
C. 害怕的(filled with fear or apprehension)
Don’t be afraid of dogs. 不要害怕狗。
She is afraid of staying alone. 她害怕独处。
相关词组
1. be afraid to do 因害怕而不敢去做某事
But most of them were afraid to speak their minds. 不过大多数人都不敢说真心话。
2. be afraid of(sth. /sb./ doing sth.)害怕……,担心某事可能发生
He is afraid of snakes. 他害怕蛇。
3. be afraid that-从句 害怕……,担心……
I’m afraid we are late. 恐怕我们要迟到了。
相关单词
近义词:worried, scared
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词语辨析:afraid, fear, frightened
afraid, fear, frightened
都是“害怕”。
afraid:“害怕”,是形容词,只能作表语,而不能作定语,后接of 短语或不定式,构成be afraid of sb.和be afraid to do sth.
fear:“害怕”,是动词,与be afraid往往通用,但不如它常用(特别是在口语中)。
frightened:“受惊吓的、害怕的”,是形容词,可作表语,也可作定语。
词语详解
1. afraid:“害怕”,是形容词,只能作表语,而不能作定语,后接of短语或不定式,构成be afraid of sb.和be afraid to do sth.
I’m afraid to go out at night. 我怕晚上出去。
2. fear:“害怕”,是动词,与be afraid往往通用,但不如它常用(特别是在口语中)。
We fear our father. 我们怕爸爸。
3. frightened:“受惊吓的、害怕的”,是形容词,可作表语,也可作定语。
The little girl is too frightened to move. 小女孩太害怕了不能动弹。
The frightened baby is crying. 那个受惊的小孩正在哭。