英:[əˈfreɪd]
美:[əˈfreɪd]
英:[əˈfreɪd]
美:[əˈfreɪd]
a·fraid
freId
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"
afraid of害怕
i'm afraid我害怕;恐怕
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。
以上来源于网络
"impressed with fear, fearful," 14世纪早期,最初是现已废弃的中古英语动词 afray “吓唬”的过去分词,来自盎格鲁-法语 afrayer,古法语 affrai, effrei, esfrei “骚乱,惊恐”,来自 esfreer(动词)“担心,关心,烦扰,打扰”,来自通俗拉丁语 *exfridare,一种混合词,字面意思是“使平静不安”。
第一个元素来自拉丁语 ex “出”(见 ex-)。第二个元素来自法兰克语 *frithu “和平”,来自原始日耳曼语 *frithuz “和平,考虑,忍耐”(源头还包括古撒克逊语 frithu,古英语 friu,古高地德语 fridu “和平,休战”,德语 Freide “和平”),来自 PIE 词根 *pri- “友好,爱”。
一个英语形容词从未放在名词前的罕见情况。因为它在《国王詹姆斯圣经》中使用,它获得了独立的地位,并在 affray 消失的同时繁荣起来,它赶走了曾经更常见的 afeared。1590年代记录了 I'm afraid 的口语意义,“我很遗憾地说,我怀疑”(没有恐惧的暗示,作为纠正、承认等的礼貌介绍)。
Her blue affrayed eyes wide open shone [Keats, "The Eve of St. Agnes," 1820]
她惊恐的蓝色眼睛闪闪发光[济慈,《圣阿格尼丝前夜》,1820]
Middle English affraied, afraied, from past participle of affraien "to disturb, frighten" — more at affray >entry 2
The first known use of afraid was in the 14th century
agreementnoun
the act of agreeing
harmony of opinion, action, or character : concord
all are in agreement
an arrangement or understanding (as a contract or treaty) about action to be taken
a written record of such an agreement
the fact of agreeing grammatically
agreeableadjective
pleasing to the mind or senses : pleasant
an agreeable taste
ready or willing to agree
I'm agreeable to the idea
being in harmony : consonant
agreeverb
to give one's approval : consent
agree to a plan
admit sense 1b, concede
all agreed they had been wrong
to be alike : correspond
both copies agree
to get along well
to come to an understanding
agree on a price
to be fitting, pleasing, or healthful : suit
the climate agrees with you
to be alike or correspond grammatically in gender, number, case, or person
a verb should agree with its subject
aggravateverb
to make more serious or severe
aggravate an injury
to make angry by bothering again and again
age1 of 3noun
the time of life when a person attains some right or capacityespecially: majority sense 1 come of age
the voting age is 18
the time from birth to a specified date
a child six years of age
normal lifetime
the later part of life
youth and age
a period of time associated with a particular person or thing the age of exploration
machine age
a long period of time
did it ages ago
age2 of 3verb
to become or cause to become old or old in appearance
his troubles aged him
to become or cause to become mellow or mature : ripen
letting cheese age
-age3 of 3noun suffix
total amount : collection
mileage
action : process
coverage
result of
breakage
rate of
dosage
house or place of
orphanage
state : status
bondage
fee : charge
postage
afraidadjective
filled with fear or dread
afraid of snakes
filled with concern or regret
afraid she might be late
having a dislike for something
not afraid to work hard
1 “No need. I could tell the minute I laid eyes on him what he was afraid of.”
2 “I told him he hadn’t had time for her to die in his heart or his mind and I was afraid he’d regret rushing into something like this. ‘
3 She had a haunted look, as if she were constantly anxious or afraid.
她显得忧愁不堪, 仿佛一直在担心害怕似的.
4 ‘He is not with his father, I’m afraid. It was the first place we looked.’
5 “As you can see,” Mr. Curtain was saying, “my machine is capable of much more than whispering. It is capable of shouting. And I’m afraid the final effect is—how to put it? Quite deafening.”
6 I’m afraid I’ve waited so long, Missus Stein will have lost interest or forgotten why she even agreed to read it.
7 “Colonel Cargill envies you because of the splendid job you’re doing on parades. He’s afraid I’m going to put you in charge of bomb patterns.”
8 Night came and though I was afraid to leave the cliff I knew that I could never stay there until morning, that I would go to sleep and fall.
9 I’ve always been afraid that if I screamed, I might break apart in a million pieces.
10 I guess I was just afraid these guys were going to hurt Dante.
11 But the rest of me is afraid of who I would be without them.
12 Citra avoided Rowan at lunch, afraid that being seen together more than they already had been might raise suspicion.
13 People said he carried another mamba in his pocket as a charm, and this snake was too afraid to bite.
14 I was afraid the woman would think I was nosy.
15 Whenever the lights flickered, he was afraid the ancient generator might be shuddering to a permanent halt.
16 I’m too afraid to look at my phone.
17 “That’s the first thing angels does say, you know? Do not be afraid.”
18 His clubfoot was bad enough, but he was afraid of getting hit as well.
19 Momma always reassured him, whenever he was afraid or when she’d been angry because she was worried.
20 If I stop being angry, I’m afraid I’ll fall apart until I’m just a warm mound of flesh on the floor.
2 惦念
4 害怕
nervous frightened apprehensive alarmed jittery twitchy browbeaten collywobbles fear dread terrify frighten lose courage get the wind up all of a sweat scared funk scare horrify terrorize shrink back blood runs cold in a fright have heart in boots frit windy tremulous timorous misgiving spook misgive doubt chill put the wind up lose nerve fearfully cow quail tremble to think uncomfortable shy anxiety rock alarm be in a sweat about be in a sweat get in a sweat about get in a sweat fearful intimidated trauma tremor fright unnerve shake in your boots funky spooky eerie eery awe-stricken spookish pavid willie shrink apprehend catch awe cold feet sick goosey gaingiving scarify gally cowhearted terrified fearsome white-knuckled awe-struck afeared afeard windily affright be fearful of be frightened of be terrified of afraid to in terror
5 恐怕
fear like supposedly peradventure dread doubt mayhappen belike by all odds as likely as not likely as not
6 不愿意
reluctant unwilling averse undisposed indisposition backward aversion loath scruple do not want to
7 后悔
8 担忧
fearful alarmed fear alarm misgivings sweat stew exercise concern rattle unsettle apprehensive rattled nervously worry scare nervousness misgiving perplex faze exercise mind get in a sweat weigh on afeard concernedly care in fear of
11 担心
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14 不情愿
slow reluctant ashamed grudging baulky loath hesitate under protest sticky unwilling reluctantly unwillingly loathly reluctation against better judgment in no hurry to V
15 担心的
queasy uneasy concerned fearful distraught apprehensive vexed worry alarmed skittish perturbed in a lather not your usual self
17 恐惧
eerie apprehensive timorous fear nightmare phobia trepidation affright apprehend terrorize misgive in terror the creeps send chills up spine in cold sweat fearful frightened fearfully horror terror apprehension fright terrify scared doubt panic dread funk scare horrify scarify
18 害怕的
scared wild-eyed afeared feart horrent frit nervous windy tremulous timorous scare frightened fearful intimidated cowhearted terrified fearsome white-knuckled awe-struck afeard awe-stricken
19 遗憾的是
20 发愁的
21 抱歉的
22 抱歉
23 讨厌
bally unsonsy ill-favored mean Nice evil terrible chronic unlikely offensive painful horrible ugly unwanted foul fierce unpleasant disgusting rotten cumbersome hairy filthy troublesome pesky lousy hateful obnoxious tacky unfavorable wretched objectionable horrid cursed bothersome tiresome nauseous rancid repulsive hellish ungrateful abominable frightful ruddy accursed carrion unsavory yucky mothering loathsome insufferable detestable doggone unwholesome bawdy pissy elvish confounded motherfucking unlovely mawkish noisome pestilential unpleasing pestilent importunate cumbrous pestiferous perishing sodding dratted stinko plaguey loathly hateable snuffy disgustful lumbersome loathful plaguesome naffing cotton-picking sour bother bugger botheration dislike deformity damnation disrelish object cringe scunner bar have no time for get knotted be sour on no deal not very nice
24 畏惧
fear dread terrorize daunt dreaded awestricken scared freak awe-stricken jelly awe awed awe-struck awedly awfully awedness fearfulness snool funk in awe of
25 遗憾的
26 恐惧的
27 担忧的
28 不喜欢