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Fear Unpleasant Verb N Var Worried Phrase Danger Undesirable

单词 fear
音标
英[fɪə(r)] 美[fɪr]
解释
n.害怕;可能性;(对神等的)敬畏;忧虑;vt.畏惧;害怕;为…忧虑(或担心、焦虑);敬畏(神等);vi.害怕;忧虑;感到害怕;惧怕;
例句

N-VAR
恐惧;惧怕
Fear is the unpleasant feeling you have when you think that you are in danger.
例:I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear.我坐在地板上,吓得发抖。
例:...boyhood memories of sickness and fear of the dark...儿时记忆中的病痛和对黑暗的恐惧

VERB
害怕;惧怕
If you fear someone or something, you are frightened because you think that they will harm you.
例: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。

N-VAR
担心;担忧;忧心
A fear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened.
例: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。
例:Then one day his worst fears were confirmed...后来有一天,他最担心的事终于发生了。

VERB
担心;担忧;忧虑
If you fear something unpleasant or undesirable, you are worried that it might happen or might have happened.
例:She had feared she was going down with pneumonia or bronchitis...她担心会得肺炎或支气管炎。
例: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。

N-VAR
(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.
例:There was no fear that anything would be misunderstood...并无引起误会的可能性。
例: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。

VERB
(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.
例:Carla fears for her son...卡拉为儿子担心。
例: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。

N-VAR
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.
例: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。
例:...fear for her own safety.对她自己安全的担心

VERB
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.
例: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。
例:Old people fear to leave their homes.老年人都不愿背井离乡。

VERB
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.
例:I fear that a land war now looks very probable...恐怕陆地战爆发的可能性很大。
例:'Is anything left at all?' — 'I fear not.'“留下什么东西了吗?” ——“恐怕没有。”

PHRASE
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.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
例:No one dared shoot for fear of hitting Pete.没人敢开枪,怕伤着皮特。

PHRASE
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.
例:Fear not, Darlene will protect me...别担心,达琳会保护我的。
例:You'll get the right training, never fear.你会受到正规训练的,别担心。

CONVENTION
绝对不;当然不
You use 'no fear' to emphasize that you do not want to do something.
例: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。”

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
变形
third:fears~done:feared~ing:fearing~past:feared~

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