| 单词 | afraid |
| 释义 | afraidafraidafraid /əˈfreɪd/ adjective [not before noun]1frightened because you think that you may get hurt or that something bad may happen SYN frightened, scared: There’s no need to be afraid.没有必要害怕。afraid ofkids who are afraid of the darkkidbe怕黑的孩子afraid to do somethingShe was afraid to go back into the house.be她害怕回到屋里。2worried about somethingafraid of doing somethingA lot of people are afraid of losing their jobs.belosejob许多人担心会失业。afraid to do somethingDon’t be afraid to ask for help.不要怕求人帮忙。afraid (that)He was afraid that the other kids would laugh at him.bekidwill他担心其他孩子会取笑他。afraid for somebody/something (=worried that something bad may happen to a particular person or thing)I thought you were in danger and I was afraid for you.thinkbebe我以为你遇到了危险﹐所以为你担心。PhrasesI’m afraid spoken used to politely tell someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint them: I won’t be able to come with you, I’m afraid.win恐怕我不能跟你一起去了。afraid (that)I’m afraid this is a no smoking area.besmoke不好意思﹐这里是禁烟区。‘Are we late?’ ‘I’m afraid so (=yes).’be“我们迟到了吗？”“恐怕是的。”‘Are there any tickets left?’ ‘I’m afraid not (=no).’beticketleave“还有剩余的票吗？”“恐怕没有了。”THESAURUS: afraidfrightened feeling very nervous and worried because you might get hurt or something bad might happen: I was frightened that he might hit me.befrightenMany animals are frightened of loud noises.animalbefrightennoisescared frightened. Scared is less formal than frightened, and is very common in everyday English: I’m scared of spiders.scarespiderYou don’t need to be scared.scareafraid frightened. Afraid sounds more formal than frightened or scared, and is used especially in written English: Small children are often afraid of the dark.childbeWhen she thought about the future, she felt afraid.thinkfeelterrified very frightened: The woman was screaming and clearly terrified.bescreamterrify |
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