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詞彙精選:afraid的用法和辨析

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一、詳細釋義:

padding-bottom: 75%;">詞彙精選:afraid的用法和辨析

adj.

害怕的,恐懼的


例句:

Are you afraid of snakes?

你怕蛇嗎?


例句:

Children feel afraid when they are at home alone.

孩子獨自自己在家,感到害怕。


擔心的,憂慮的,顧忌的,犯愁的


例句:

The trade unions were afraid that the government would wield a big stick over them.

工會擔心政府會對他們採取強硬手段。


例句:

I didn't mention it because I was afraid of upsetting him/afraid (that) I might upset him.

我沒有提起那件事,因爲我怕他心煩意亂。


二、詞義辨析:


afraid,fearful,awful,dreadful,frightful,terrible,horrible,terrific,appalling

這些形容詞均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。afraid指由於膽小或怯懦而不敢說或做某事。fearful普通用詞,既指外界情況變化而引起的恐懼,又指來自內心的害怕與焦慮。awful指威嚴得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。dreadful指使人非常恐懼,毛骨悚然,也使人感到討厭而退縮。frightful指使人陷入短暫的驚恐或產生毛骨悚然的感覺。terrible側重指給人以長久的驚駭,極端的恐怖,令人難以忍受。horrible指因駭人聽聞的醜惡而令人毛骨悚然,着重厭惡的成分多於害怕。terrific多指外表、形狀或力量等的可怕。appalling指既令害怕又使人驚異、膽寒。


三、參考例句:


Are you afraid of snakes?

你怕蛇嗎?


They are afraid of women.

他們害怕女性。


I'm afraid of millepore.

我害怕千孔蟲。


Are you afraid of spooks?

你怕不怕鬼?


You're afraid of rejection.

你害怕被拒絕。


Sally is afraid of monsters.

莎莉害怕怪物。


I'm afraid not, sir.

恐怕不行,先生。


Nono is afraid of fire.

喏喏怕火。


I'm afraid he has gone.

恐怕他已經死了。


Most animals are afraid of fire.

大多數動物怕火。