afraid
adj. 害怕的；恐怕；担心的
adj.
害怕的；担心的；恐怕；畏惧，害怕
双语释义
adj.(形容词)[P]害怕,畏惧 feeling fear; frightened
[P]担忧,忧虑 worried or anxious about the possible result of sth
[P]担心 frightened or worried about things that may put sb/sth in danger
英英释义
afraid[ ə'freid ]
adj.
filled with fear or apprehension
"afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
"I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"
feeling worry or concern or insecurity
"She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
"afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
动词+～
be afraid害怕
look afraid显得害怕
seem afraid好像害怕
副词+～
half afraid有点怕
not a bit afraid一点不怕
awfully afraid非常害怕
cautiously afraid怕得谨小慎微
childishly afraid非常幼稚地怕
constantly afraid一直怕
curiously afraid怕得叫人难以理解
deadly afraid怕得要命
distressingly afraid怕得令人痛苦
dreadfully afraid怕得要死
extraordinarily afraid特别害怕
faint-heartedly afraid怕得毫无勇气
foolishly afraid怕得非常愚蠢
frightfully afraid非常害怕
genuinely afraid真怕
horribly afraid极其害怕
idiotically afraid非常愚蠢地害怕,怕得荒唐
incomprehensibly afraid莫名其妙地怕,怕得让人不可思议
incredibly afraid怕得难以置信
intensely afraid非常怕
mortally afraid极其怕
mysteriously afraid怕得让人费解
nervously afraid非常紧张地怕,怕得让人不安
obviously afraid很明显地怕
oddly afraid怕得出奇
perpetually afraid永远害怕
queerly afraid怕得令人费解
really afraid真怕
secretly afraid暗自害怕
starkly afraid怕得要命
strangely afraid莫名其妙地害怕
superstitiously afraid因迷信而害怕
surprisingly afraid出人意料地害怕
suspiciously afraid怕得疑神疑鬼
temperamentally afraid怕得直发脾气
terribly afraid非常害怕
timidly afraid怕得令人胆小
timorously afraid怕得令人胆小
unquestionably afraid毫无疑问地怕
unusually afraid异常地害怕
unwontedly afraid异常地害怕
～+介词
afraid for sb/sth为某人〔某事〕担心
afraid of sth/sb怕某事〔某人〕
afraid of v -ing怕做某事
词组短语
afraid of害怕
i'm afraid我害怕；恐怕
同近义词辨析
appalling, afraid, frightful, terrible, terrific, fearful, horrible, dreadful, awful这组词都有“害怕的、可怕的”的意思，其区别是：
appalling指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。
afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
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。
terrific多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。
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。
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。
dreadful指使人非常恐惧，毛骨悚然，也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
I'm afraid we can't come.
很抱歉，我们不能来。
I'm afraid I didn't quie catch what you said.
对不起,我没听清你刚才所说的话。
I didn't mention it because I was afraid of upsetting him/afraid (that) I might upset him.
我没有提起那件事，因为我怕他心烦意乱。
Are you afraid of snakes?
你怕蛇吗?
Children feel afraid when they are at home alone.
孩子独自自己在家,感到害怕。
权威例句
Angry, Disgusted, or Afraid?Angry, Disgusted, or Afraid? Studies on the Malleability of Emotion Perception
All you wanted to know about spermatogonia but were afraid to ask.
The Landscape of Fear: Ecological Implications of Being Afraid
FEAR OF VICTIMIZATION: WHY ARE WOMEN AND THE ELDERLY MORE AFRAID?
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SUSY, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
Everything you wanted to know about Markov State Models but were afraid to ask
Everything you wanted to know about the bladder epithelium but were afraid to ask
Everything you always wanted to know about the cosmological constant problem (but were afraid to ask)
All You Ever Wanted to Know about Dynamic Taint Analysis and Forward Symbolic Execution (but Might Have Been Afraid to Ask)
afraid (adj.)
early 14c., originally past participle of verb afray "frighten," from Anglo-French afrayer, Old French esfreer "to worry, concern, trouble, disturb" (see affray (n.)). A rare case of an English adjective that never stands before a noun. Because it was used in A.V. Bible, it acquired independent standing and thrived while affray faded, and it chased off the once more common afeared. Sense in I'm afraid "I regret to say, I suspect" (without implication of fear) is first recorded 1590s.
Her blue affrayed eyes wide open shone [Keats, "The Eve of St. Agnes," 1820]
1. She did not seem at all afraid.
她一点儿也没显得害怕。
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2. I'm afraid you guessed wrong.
恐怕你猜错了。
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3. I'm afraid I never wrote back.
我恐怕从未写过回信。
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4. I was afraid of the other boys.
我害怕其他的男孩子们。
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5. There's nothing to be afraid of.
没有什么要害怕的。
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6. Most animals are afraid of fire.
大多数动物怕火。
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7. She was afraid of going mad.
她担心变疯。
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8. I'm afraid you've been had.
恐怕你上当了。
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9. Are you afraid of spiders?
你怕蜘蛛吗？
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10. I'm afraid there is worse to come.
恐怕更糟的还在后头呢。
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11. I'm afraid you leave me no choice.
恐怕你没给我留下选择的余地。
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12. Of course I'm not afraid!
当然我不怕！
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13. You coward! What are you afraid of?
你这胆小鬼！你怕什么呢？
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14. Are the children afraid of the dark?
孩子们怕黑吗？
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15. I'm afraid I can't remember the way.
恐怕我不记得路了。
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16. I'm afraid Paul has gone raving mad.
我恐怕保罗已经彻底疯了。
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17. I'm afraid it's a rather long story.
我恐怕这是个相当长的故事。
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18. I've always been afraid of the dark.
我一直惧怕黑暗。
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19. Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall?
你不怕会跌倒吗？
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20. He was afraid of hurting my feelings.
他害怕伤我的感情。
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21. 'I'm afraid not,' he said regretfully.
他遗憾地说：“恐怕不行。”
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22. I'm afraid that it's not finished yet.
此事恐怕还没有完。
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23. They were afraid the dam wouldn't hold.
他们担心大坝会溃堤。
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24. She's afraid for her family in Somalia.
她为她在索马里的家人担心。
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25. I'm afraid something urgent has come up.
恐怕有紧急事情发生了。
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26. She was afraid of upsetting her parents.
她担心会使她父母不安。
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27. He is afraid of hurting Bessy's feelings.
他是怕伤了贝西的感情。
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28. He was afraid of losing his independence.
他担心丧失自己的独立。
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29. We can't answer any questions, I'm afraid.
我们恐怕不能再回答任何问题了。
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30. Not a very creditable attitude, I'm afraid.
恐怕这不是一种值得称道的态度。
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