afraid

/əˈfreɪd/ adj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

害怕的；担心的

释义与例句

adj. 害怕的；担心的
feeling fear, or worried that something bad may happen or that something is true
  1. The little boy is afraid of dogs after being bitten.
    那个小男孩被咬过之后害怕狗。
  2. Don't be afraid to ask if you do not understand.
    如果不明白，别不敢提问。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. I am afraid that we have no rooms available tonight.
    恐怕我们今晚没有空房了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 afraid 一般放在 be 后，不直接放名词前；be afraid of 后接名词或动名词，be afraid to 后接动词原形。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • frightened 害怕的；受惊的
    afraid 通常只作表语，常描述持续的害怕或委婉表达遗憾；frightened 可放在名词前，也常指被具体事物惊吓。
    The sudden explosion made the horses frightened. 突如其来的爆炸使马受惊了。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • scared 害怕的；恐惧的
    afraid 和 scared 常可互换，都常用 be afraid/scared of；scared 更口语化，afraid 还可用于 I'm afraid... 表示“恐怕……”。
    I was too scared to look down from the bridge. 我吓得不敢从桥上往下看。
常见搭配
  • be afraid of 害怕……
    Many people are afraid of speaking in public. 许多人害怕在公众面前讲话。
  • be afraid to do something 不敢做某事
    She was afraid to walk home alone in the dark. 她不敢在黑暗中独自走回家。
  • I'm afraid so 恐怕是这样
    ‘Has the last train gone?’ ‘I'm afraid so.’ “末班车已经开走了吗？”“恐怕是的。”