afraid
英 [ə'freɪd]
美[ə'fred]
- adj. 害怕的;恐怕;担心的
同义词辨析
afraid, fearful, awful, dreadful, frightful, terrible, horrible, terrific, appalling
这些形容词均含"害怕的,怕的"之意。
afraid:指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
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。
awful:指威严得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。
dreadful:指使人非常恐惧,毛骨悚然,也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
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。
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。
terrific:多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。
appalling:指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。
双语例句
- 1. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her.
- 她感到从未有过的害怕。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. "I'm afraid he's ill." — "I'm sorry to hear that."
- “恐怕他生病了。”——“真是遗憾。”
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Why should a great community like a university be afraid of nihilism?
- 为什么像大学这样人才济济的社区要害怕虚无主义呢?
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you.
- 我担心你会觉得我们是在勉强你。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Aren't you afraid of being seen as a righteous crusader?
- 你不怕被人看作是一个装腔作势的改革者?
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