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afraid

afraid

[英] [əˈfreid] [美] [əˈfred] 生词本

adj.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. ADJ-GRADED 害怕的;恐惧的 If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you. 
  • She did not seem at all afraid...

    她毫无惧色。

  • I was afraid of the other boys...

    我害怕其他的男孩们。

  • I'm still afraid to sleep in my own bedroom.

    我还是不敢在自己的卧室里睡觉。

2. ADJ-GRADED 担心的;忧虑的 If you are afraid for someone else, you are worried that something horrible is going to happen to them. 
  • She's afraid for her family in Somalia.

    她为身在索马里的家人担心。

3. ADJ-GRADED 顾忌的;犯愁的 If you are afraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it. 
  • I was afraid that nobody would believe me...

    我担心没有人会相信我。

  • The Government is afraid of losing the election...

    现届政府担心会在选举中落败。

4. PHRASE (用以道歉或婉转地提出异议)很抱歉,很遗憾,恐怕 If you want to apologize to someone or to disagree with them in a polite way, you can say I'm afraid
  • We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid...

    我们恐怕没有那样的东西。

  • I'm afraid I can't help you...

    恐怕我帮不了你。

  • 'Bad news?' — 'I'm afraid so.'

    “坏消息吗?”——“恐怕是。”

Adjective

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"
1. I wasn't afraid ofthe car. I was afraid of the driver.
我不是怕那辆车,而是怕那个开车的人。

来自《用法词典》

2. I'm afraid I'll be tied up until 7 o'clock.;I'm afraid I won't be free until 7 o'clock.
我七点钟以前恐怕抽不出身来。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. "Are you late?" "I am afraid so."
"你晚点了吗?”“恐怕是晚了。”

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. 'Failed again, I'm afraid.' 'Oh, hard luck.'
“恐怕又没过。”“哦,真可惜。”

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Afraid of their way being cut off, they lost no time in turning back.
他们怕他们的路被切断,赶紧退了回去。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. Afraid that I couldn't finish up the work on time, they came to help me.
他们担心我不能按时完成工作,就来帮助我。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. Are you afraid of spooks?
你怕不怕鬼?

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. Don't be afraid of losing face.
不要怕丢面子。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9. Don't be afraid to pet the dog.
不要怕抚摸这条狗。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. Go ahead! There's nothing to be afraid of.
干吧!没有什么可怕的。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11. Haas was afraid that if he failed his examinations again, he would be kept down next year.
哈斯担心他如果再考不及格,下一年就得留级了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Harry:I'm afraid I didn't, officer.
哈利:恐怕是我没有看到,警官。

来自《用法词典》

13. He is afraid of his own shadow.
他(提心吊胆)连自己的影子都害怕。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

14. He is afraid of nothing.
他什么也不怕。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15. He is afraid of waking up late, so he always has an alarm on his bedside table.
他怕睡过头,总是在床头小几上放一个闹钟。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. He is afraid to go there.
他不敢到那里去。

来自《用法词典》

17. He is seriously ill. I'm afraid he cannot live out one more week.
他已病入膏肓,恐怕活不到一周了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. He stayed up so late that he was afraid that he was in danger of oversleeping and being late for work.
他很迟都未睡觉,所以他担心会有睡过了头并且上班迟到的危险。

来自《用法词典》

19. He told me he was married but I'm afraid it didn't register.
他告诉我他已经结婚了,不过我想当时我并未把这事记在心上。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. He was afraid his past would always be a monkey on his back.
他怕他过去的问题将会永远成为他的包袱。

来自《简明英汉词典》