afraid

[ə'freid]

adj.抱歉的, 担心的, 害怕的

a.[F]

1. 害怕的, 怕的[(+of)][+to-v][+(that)]

She was afraid that she might lose her job.

她担心会丢掉工作。

It seems that she is afraid to tell them about it.

似乎她怕将此事告诉他们。

Don't be afraid of snakes.

别怕蛇。

2. (用于提出异议, 告诉不好的消息等场合, 使语气婉转)恐怕, 遗憾[+(that)]

I'm afraid your wife had an accident.

很遗憾, 你妻子出事了。

I'm afraid I can't help you.

对不起, 我不能帮你。

词义辨析

同义:

a.害怕的, 怕的, 畏惧的

frightened  fearful  scared  cowardly  timid  terrified  trepid  

同义参见:

apprehensive  yellow  alarmed  craven  

反义:

a.害怕的; 恐怕……的

bold  brave  fearless  confident  assured  

英英释义

形容词 afraid:

filled with fear or apprehension

filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement

feeling worry or concern or insecurity

having feelings of aversion or unwillingness

短语词组

afraid of

1. 害怕

Are you afraid of dogs?

你怕狗吗?

补充

afraidafraid英:[əˈfreid] 美:[əˈfred]adj.1.害怕的, 恐惧的I am afraid I can't help you.恐怕我帮不了你。“Are you late?” “I am afraid so.”“你晚点了吗?”“恐怕是晚了。”2.担忧, 忧虑The mother is very much afraid for her son who is seriously ill.母亲很担心自己的儿子, 他病得很重。

例句

1. She looked afraid.她看上去很害怕。 2. There's no need to be afraid.没有必要害怕。 3. The children are afraid of him.孩子们害怕他。 4. He's afraid of dogs.他怕狗。 5. The Government is afraid of losing the election.政府担心在选举中失败。 6. There's nothing to be afraid of.没什么可怕的。 7. I was afraid that nobody would believe me.我害怕没有人会相信我。 8. I'm still afraid to sleep alone.我仍然害怕独自睡觉。 9. She's afraid for her family.她为家人担心。 10. She was afraid of offending anyone.她不愿冒犯任何人。 11. Don't be afraid to ask questions.别怕提问题。 12. He's not here, I'm afraid.很遗憾他不在这儿。 13. We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid.抱歉啊, 我们没有那样的东西。 14. I am afraid (that) …恐怕…；很遗憾… 15. I'm afraid I can't come.恐怕我不能来了。 16. I'm afraid I can't help you.恐怕我帮不了你。 17. I'm afraid I don't share your view.很遗憾我不赞同你的观点。 18. I'm afraid so恐怕是这样 19. Bad news?—I'm afraid so.坏消息？——恐怕是的。 20. I'm afraid not恐怕不是 21. I'm afraid I can't go.恐怕我不能去了。 22. I'm afraid of dogs.我怕狗。 23. she tried to think about the future without feeling afraid.她试图无畏地考虑将来。 24. she was afraid that he would be angry.她怕他会生气。 25. she was afraid of antagonizing him.她怕与他对抗。 26. I'm often afraid to go out on the streets.我常常不愿意到街上去。 27. William was suddenly afraid for her.威廉突然为她的安全担起心来。 28. I'm afraid I don't understand.对不起我不明白。 29. Are you afraid of dogs?你怕狗吗？ 30. Ben is afraid of going out after dark.本不敢在天黑之后出门。 31. I was too afraid to answer the door.我怕得不敢应门。 32. We were afraid that you would be angry.我们担心你会生气。 33. to be afraid of offending sb担心冒犯某人 34. When I saw the gun I was afraid for my life.我一看见那枝枪就担心会送了我的命。 35. I'm afraid I can't come on Sunday.我星期天恐怕不能来。 36. ‘Is the factory going to close?’‘I'm afraid so.’“工厂是不是快倒闭了？”“恐怕是的。” 37. ‘Is this seat free?’‘I'm afraid not/it isn't.’“这个座位有人坐吗？”“对不起，有。” 38. "Don't be afraid [=frightened, scared]—the dog won't hurt you."别害怕，这只狗不会咬你的。 39. I don't like tall buildings because I'm afraid of heights. [=of being high up in the air]我不喜欢很高的楼，因为我恐高。 40. He's afraid of snakes.他害怕蛇。 41. All the kids at school were afraid of him.学校的所有孩子都怕他。 42. She's afraid of failing/failure.她害怕失败。 43. He wasn't afraid of saying what he thought.他不怕说出他的想法。 44. Don't be afraid of [=don't worry about] what everyone else thinks.不要担心别人怎么想。 45. He wasn't afraid to say what he thought.他不怕说出他的想法。 46. "I wanted to visit her, but I was afraid to ask."我想去看望她，但我又不敢问。 47. Don't be afraid to take risks.不要害怕冒险。 48. She's afraid (that) she might fail.她生怕自己会失败。 49. We were all afraid (that) she wouldn't live.我们大家全都担心她会死去。 50. I'm afraid (that) everyone will laugh at me.我担心大家会笑话我。 51. I was afraid (that) you would say “no.”我担心你会说“不”。 52. "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to come to your party."对不起，我恐怕不能参加你的聚会了。 53. "She tries hard, but I'm afraid that her work just isn't very good."她很努力，但我不得不说她的活儿干得还不是非常好。 54. I'm afraid that I still don't understand the problem.不好意思，我还是搞不明白这个问题。 55. "This is only the beginning of the battle, I'm afraid."我担心这只是战争的开始。 56. "Most of us worked very hard, but she, I'm afraid to say [=I'm sorry to say; I regret to say], did no work at all."我们当中的绝大多数人工作都很努力，但我很遗憾地说，她什么都没干。 57. "“Is it raining?” “I'm afraid so.” = “I'm afraid it is.” [=yes, it is]"“下雨了吗？”“恐怕是的。” 58. "“Can you come to our party?” “I'm afraid not.” = “I'm afraid I can't.” [=no, I can't come]"“你能来参加我们的聚会吗？”“我恐怕来不了。” 59. She's not afraid of hard work. = She's not afraid of working hard. [=she's willing to work hard; she works hard]她工作肯吃苦。 60. You can't be afraid of getting dirty in this job. [=you have to be willing to get dirty in this job]你干这份工作就不能怕脏了。 61. She's not afraid to work hard.她工作肯吃苦。 62. He's not afraid to admit his mistakes.他敢于承认错误。 63. I'm afraid for the children.我很担心这几个孩子。 64. They were afraid for their lives. [=they feared for their lives; they were afraid that they might die]他们担心自己的生命安全。 65. He's afraid for his job. [=he's worried that he might lose his job]他担心会失去工作。