afraid是什么意思_afraid怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

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"

中英词源

afraid 害怕的

affray的形容词形式。wWW.wEntIyI.cOM

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]

词态变化

权威造句

1. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her.: 她感到从未有过的害怕。

2. "I"m afraid he"s ill." — "I"m sorry to hear that.": “恐怕他生病了。”——“真是遗憾。”

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？

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。

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？

近反义词

fearful

frightened

scared

terrified

相似短语

not afraid 不怕

afraid to 不敢(做)

be afraid to v. 害怕害怕去做；不敢去做

afraid of 害怕Are you afraid of dogs?你怕狗吗?

be afraid 恐怕，害怕

be afraid for 为…担心

be afraid of v.害怕,担忧

I"m afraid 大概,恐怕,对不起

be not afraid of such stuff 不怕那一套

be afraid of... 害怕...

单词分析

这些形容词均含“害怕的、可怕的”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。

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