[N-VAR 可变名词]恐惧；惧怕Fear is the unpleasant feeling you have when you think that you are in danger.
[oft N of n/-ing]
I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear.
我坐在地板上，吓得发抖。
...boyhood memories of sickness and fear of the dark...
儿时记忆中的病痛和对黑暗的恐惧
London Zoo is running hypnosis programmes to help people overcome their fear of spiders.
伦敦动物园正在搞催眠活动，帮助人们克服对蜘蛛的恐惧。
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[VERB 动词]害怕；惧怕 If you fear someone or something, you are frightened because you think that they will harm you.
[V n]
Many people fear change because they do not like the old ways to be disrupted.
很多人惧怕变化，因为他们不喜欢旧有的生活方式遭到破坏。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]担心；担忧；忧心 A fear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened.
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These youngsters are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure...
激发这些年轻人的不是对成就的渴望，而是对失败的担心。
Then one day his worst fears were confirmed...
后来有一天，他最担心的事终于发生了。
His fears might be groundless.
他的担心也许毫无根据。
...the fear that once a war began it would soon pass beyond the ability of either side to manage it.
担心一旦开战，双方很快都将无法驾驭战势
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[VERB 动词]担心；担忧；忧虑 If you fear something unpleasant or undesirable, you are worried that it might happen or might have happened.
[V that]
[V n]
She had feared she was going down with pneumonia or bronchitis...
她担心会得肺炎或支气管炎。
More than two million refugees have fled the area, fearing attack by loyalist forces.
两百多万难民担心受到效忠旧政府的势力的攻击而逃离该地区。
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[N-VAR 可变名词](坏事发生的)可能性，机会，几率 If you say that there is a fear that something unpleasant or undesirable will happen, you mean that you think it is possible or likely.
[oft N that]
There was no fear that anything would be misunderstood...
并无引起误会的可能性。
There is a fear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors.
人们担心冻结银行账户可能会长期阻碍投资。
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[VERB 动词](替…)担心；(为…)担忧 If you fear for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger.
[V for n]
Carla fears for her son...
卡拉为儿子担心。
He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life.
他星期五逃走了，说是担心自己有生命危险。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]担心；担忧 If you have fears for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger.
[N for n]
He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture.
他也谈到了对祖国文化前途的担忧。
...fear for her own safety.
对她自己安全的担心
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[VERB 动词]害怕做；不愿做 If you fear to do something, you are afraid to do it or you do not wish to do it.
[V to-inf]
She pursed her lips together, as though fearing to betray her news...
她闭紧双唇，仿佛害怕透露出她的消息。
Old people fear to leave their homes.
老年人都不愿背井离乡。
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[VERB 动词]恐怕 You say that you fear that a situation is the case when the situation is unpleasant or undesirable, and when you want to express sympathy, sorrow, or regret about it.
[V that]
[V so/not]
[FORMAL 正式]
I fear that a land war now looks very probable...
恐怕陆地战爆发的可能性很大。
'Is anything left at all?' — 'I fear not.'
“留下什么东西了吗?” ——“恐怕没有。”
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[PHRASE 短语]在对…的担心之中；在对…的恐惧之中 If you are in fear of doing or experiencing something unpleasant or undesirable, you are very worried that you might have to do it or experience it.
[PHR n/-ing]
The elderly live in fear of assault and murder.
老人们生活在对袭击和谋杀的恐惧之中。
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[PHRASE 短语]以免；免得 If you take a particular course of action for fear of something, you take the action in order to prevent that thing happening.
[PHR n/-ing]
She was afraid to say anything to them for fear of hurting their feelings...
她什么都不敢对他们说，以免伤害他们的感情。
No one dared shoot for fear of hitting Pete.
没人敢开枪，怕伤着皮特。
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[PHRASE 短语]别担心；不用怕 You say 'fear not' or 'never fear' to someone when you are telling them not to worry or be frightened.
[usu PHR with cl]
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
Fear not, Darlene will protect me...
别担心，达琳会保护我的。
You'll get the right training, never fear.
你会受到正规训练的，别担心。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语]绝对不；当然不 You use 'no fear' to emphasize that you do not want to do something.
[emphasis]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
When I asked him if he wanted to change his mind, William said 'No fear.'
我问威廉是否想改主意，他说：“绝不会。”
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[PHRASE 短语]故意吓唬；故意使…担心 If someone or something puts the fear of God into you, they frighten or worry you, often deliberately.
[V inflects]
At some time or other Eve had obviously put the fear of God into her.
显然伊芙时不时有意吓唬她一下。
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fearfearsfearedfearingnoun★[uncountable , countable ]the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when sth bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you 害怕；惧怕；担忧◆Her eyes showed no fear.她的眼神无丝毫畏惧。◆The child was shaking with fear.小孩吓得发抖。fear(of sb/sth) ◆(a) fear of the dark/spiders/flying, etc.害怕黑暗、蜘蛛、坐飞机等◆We lived in constant fear oflosing our jobs. 我们一直生活在担心失去工作的阴影里。fear(for sb/sth) ◆her fears for her son's safety她对儿子安全的担忧◆Alan spoke of his fears for the future.艾伦谈到了他对未来的担忧。fear(that…) ◆the fear that he had cancer他对患癌症的恐惧◆The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears.医生的报告证实了我们最大的担忧。IDIOMSfor fear of sth/of doing sth | for fear (that)…to avoid the danger of sth happening 唯恐，以免（发生危险）◆We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards.我们悄悄说话，以免惊醒警卫。◆I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me.我只好逃走，生怕他有一天把我杀了。in ˌfear of your ˈlifefeeling frightened that you might be killed 害怕会丧生；为生命安全担忧ˌno ˈfear( BrE) ( informal) used to say that you definitely do not want to do sth （表示决不愿做某事）绝不，当然不◆‘Are you coming climbing?’ ‘No fear!’“你来爬山吗？”“当然不！”put the fear of ˈGod into sbto make sb very frightened, especially in order to make them do sth 恐吓；（尤指）威胁某人服从without fear or ˈfavour( formal) in a fair way 公正地；不偏不倚☞more at
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v.verb★1★[transitive ]to be frightened of sb/sth or frightened of doing sth 害怕；畏惧；惧怕fearsb/sth ◆All his employees fear him.他的雇员都怕他。◆to fear death/persecution/the unknown怕死；害怕遭迫害╱未知的事物◆Don't worry, you have nothing to fear fromus. 别担心，你一点也不必害怕我们。fearto do sth ◆( formal) She feared to tell him the truth. 她不敢把真相告诉他。feardoing sth ◆( formal) She feared going out at night. 她不敢晚上出去。2★[transitive , intransitive ]to feel that sth bad might have happened or might happen in the future 担心；担忧fearsth ◆She has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst(= think that she is dead).现在她已经失踪三天了，警方担心发生了最坏的情况（认为她已死亡）。fearsb/sth + adj. ◆Hundreds of people are feared dead.好几百人恐遭不测。be feared to be/have sth◆Women and children are feared to be among the victims.大家担心受害者中有妇女儿童。it is feared (that)…◆It is feared (that) he may have been kidnapped.人们担心他可能被绑架了。fear(that)… ◆She feared (that) he might be dead.她担心他可能死了。◆Never fear/Fear not(= Don't worry),I shall return. 别担心，我会回来的。3I fear[intransitive ]( formal) used to tell sb that you think that sth bad has happened or is true （引出不好的事情）恐怕◆They are unlikely to get here on time, I fear.恐怕他们不大可能准时到达这里。◆‘He must be dead then?’ ‘ I fear so.’ “那么他肯定死了？”“恐怕是这样。”◆‘She's not coming back?’ ‘ I fear not.’ “她不打算回来了？”“我想是的。”PHRASAL VERBˈfear for sb/sthto be worried about sb/sth 为…担心（或担忧）◆We fear for his safety.我们担心他的安全。◆He feared for his mother, left alone on the farm.他为独自一人留在农场的母亲担忧。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析fearterror ◆panic ◆alarm ◆fright These are all words for the bad feeling you have when you are afraid. 以上各词均表示害怕时的恐慌情绪。■fearthe bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when sth bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you 指害怕、惧怕、担忧：◆(a) fear of flying害怕坐飞机◆She showed no fear.她毫无惧色。■terrora feeling of extreme fear 指惊恐、恐惧、惊骇：◆Her eyes were wild with terror.她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。■panica sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly 指惊恐、恐慌：◆I had a sudden moment of panic.我突然一阵惊慌。■alarmfear or worry that sb feels when sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen 指惊恐、惊慌、恐慌：◆The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.医生说不必惊慌。■frighta feeling of fear, usually sudden 通常指突如其来的惊吓、恐怖：◆She cried out in fright.她吓得大声叫喊。fear or fright? 用 fear 还是 fright？Frightis a reaction to sth that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear,but not fright,to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future. *fright 指对刚刚发生或正在发生的事情的反应。对一直使人害怕的事物和对未来可能发生的事情感到担忧应该用 fear，而不能用 fright： ◆I have a fright of spiders.◆his fright of what might happenPATTERNS◆a fear/terror ofsth ◆infear/terror/panic/alarm/fright ◆fear/terror/panic/alarm that…◆to be filled withfear/terror/panic/alarm ◆a feeling offear/terror/panic/alarm fear/fɪə(r); NAmEfɪr/
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1[countable, uncountable] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happenfear of a fear of flyingfear that There are fears that share prices could decrease still further.fear for The girl’s parents expressed fears for her safety.in fear The children looked at her in fear.without fear People must be able to express their views without fear of criticism.2for fear (that),for fear of something because you are worried that you will make something happen: She finally ran away for fear that he would kill her.for fear of doing something He got to the station early, for fear of missing her.3no fear! British English informal used humorously to say that you are definitely not going to do something: ‘Are you going to Bill’s party tonight?’ ‘No fear!’4[uncountable] the possibility or danger that something bad might happen: There’s no fear of revolt now.5put the fear of God into somebody informal to make someone feel that they must do something, by making sure they know what will happen if they do not do it: The Italian manager must have put the fear of God into his team.6without fear or favour British English formal in a fair way: The law must be enforced without fear or favour.COLLOCATIONSadjectivessomebody’s worst/greatest fear· Her worst fear was never seeing her children again.an irrational fear (=one that is not reasonable)· He grew up with an irrational fear of insects.a deep-seated fear (=very strong and difficult to change)· He exploited people’s deep-seated fears about strangers.groundless (=without any reason)· As it turned out, these fears were groundless.verbsconquer/overcome your fear (=stop being afraid)· She managed to conquer her fear of flying.shake/tremble with fear· He was shaking with fear after being held at gunpoint.show fear· She was determined not to show fear.be gripped by fear (=be very afraid)· We were gripped by fear as the boat was tossed around by the waves.be paralysed with fear (=be so afraid that you cannot move)· Bruce was paralysed with fear when he saw the snake.confirm somebody’s fears (=show that what you were afraid of has actually happened)· The look on Colin’s face confirmed all my worst fears.ease/allay/dispel somebody’s fears (=help someone stop being afraid)· Frank eased my fears about not being able to speak the local language.phrasesbe in fear of/for your life (=be afraid that you may be killed)· Celia was in fear of her life when she saw the truck coming toward her.be full of fear· The residents are too full of fear to leave their houses.be/live in fear of something (=be always afraid of something)· They were constantly in fear of an enemy attack.have no fear of something· He had no fear of death.somebody’s hopes and fears· We each had different hopes and fears about the trip.COMMON ERRORS ► Do not say that someone ‘has fear’. Say that someone is frightened or is afraid.THESAURUSfear a feeling of being frightened: · He was trembling with fear.· Fear of failure should not stop you trying.terror a feeling of great fear, because you think that something terrible is about to happen: · She let out a scream of pure terror.fright a sudden feeling of fear, or a situation that makes you feel this: · My body was shaking with fright.· You gave me a fright!· He’s had a bit of fright, that’s all.panic a sudden feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly: · She was in such a panic that she hardly knew what she was doing!· There were scenes of sheer panic immediately following the bomb blast.alarm a feeling of fear or worry which shows in your voice or behaviour, because you think something bad might happen: · When I mentioned her name, he looked up at me in alarm.· The streets were calm and there was no sign of alarm.foreboding /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/ a feeling that something bad or unpleasant might happen although there is no obvious reason why it should: · She felt the same sense of foreboding she had before her father died.phobia /ˈfəʊbiə $ ˈfoʊ-/ a permanent strong unreasonable fear of something: · I had a phobia about going to the dentist.
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1[intransitive, transitive] to feel afraid or worried that something bad may happen: Fearing violence, the group asked for police protection.fear (that) Police fear that there may be further terrorist attacks.fear to do something formal Women feared to go out at night.fear for somebody His wife seemed depressed, and he feared for his children.fear for somebody’s safety/life a terrifying ordeal in which she feared for her life Hundreds of people are feared dead in the ferry disaster.GRAMMARIn more formal English, you say it is feared that something is true: · It is feared that the child has been abducted.2fear the worst to think that the worst possible thing has happened or might happen: When Tom heard about the accident he immediately feared the worst.3[transitive] to be afraid of someone and what they might do: As a leader, he was distrusted and even feared.4I fear formal used when telling someone that you think that something bad has happened or is trueI fear (that) I fear that there is little more we can do.I fear so/I fear not ‘Were they satisfied?’ ‘I fear not.’5fear not/never fear formal used to tell someone not to worry: Never fear, he’ll be with us soon. →
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