英汉词典

afraid 基本解释

• adj. 害怕的；恐怕；担心的

afraid 中文词源

affray的形容词形式。

afraid 英文词源

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]

afraid 词组搭配

afraid 英文释义

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. 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"

4. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness;

"afraid of hard work"

"affaid to show emotion"

afraid 同义词解析

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

这些形容词均含"害怕的，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。

afraid 双语例句

1. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her.

她感到从未有过的害怕。

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2. "I'm afraid he's ill." — "I'm sorry to hear that."

“恐怕他生病了。”——“真是遗憾。”

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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？

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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。

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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？

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afraid 实用场景例句

I'm afraid that it's not finished yet.

此事恐怕还没有完。

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He's no better, I'm afraid to say .

我很抱歉地说，他一点也不见好转。

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‘Is there any left? ’ ‘ I'm afraid not . ’

“还有剩的没有？”“恐怕没有。”

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‘Will it hurt? ’ ‘ I'm afraid so . ’

“那痛不痛？”“恐怕会痛。”

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I'm not afraid for me, but for the baby.

我担心的不是自己，而是婴儿。

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They had already fired three people and he was afraid for his job.

他们已经解雇了三人，所以他为他的工作担忧。

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I can't help you, I'm afraid.

对不起，我帮不了你的忙。

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I'm afraid we can't come.

很遗憾，我们来不了。

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Don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand.

你要是不懂，尽管问好了。

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We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat.

我们担心会把船弄翻。

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Don't be afraid.

别怕。

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It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now.

一切都结束了。现在没有什么可怕的了。

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Are you afraid of spiders?

你怕蜘蛛吗？

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I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night.

我开始害怕夜间单独外出了。

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She was afraid to open the door.

她不敢开门。

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She was afraid of upsetting her parents.

她担心会使她父母不安。

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I'm afraid I can't help you...

恐怕我帮不了你。

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She did not seem at all afraid...

她毫无惧色。

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I was afraid of the other boys...

我害怕其他的男孩们。

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She's afraid for her family in Somalia.

她为身在索马里的家人担心。

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I was afraid that nobody would believe me...

我担心没有人会相信我。

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The Government is afraid of losing the election...

现届政府担心会在选举中落败。

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We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid...

我们恐怕没有那样的东西。

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Thank you for a delicious meal.

谢谢您招待这麽美味的一餐.

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I'm afraid your order has caught us on the hop — the goods aren't available yet.

恐怕你的订单来得太突然,我们全无准备,目前尚无货源.

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" Are you late? " " I am afraid so. "

" 你晚点了 吗 ? ” “ 恐怕是晚了. ”

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I'm afraid he hasn't been seeded.

恐怕他没有被选为种子选手吧.

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