fear
/fɪə(r)/
n.
一句话记住
害怕;恐惧;担忧
释义与例句
n.
害怕;恐惧;担忧
an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that somebody or something is dangerous or may cause harm
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Her fear of flying prevented her from visiting her family abroad.
对飞行的恐惧使她无法去国外探望家人。
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The children hid in fear when the storm began.
暴风雨来临时,孩子们害怕地躲了起来。
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There are growing fears that the river may flood.
人们越来越担心这条河可能泛滥。
词源与构词
源自古英语 fǣr,原义为“危险、突然袭击”,后来主要指面对危险时的恐惧情绪。
记忆钩子
fear of 后接名词或动名词,如 fear of heights、fear of failing;for fear of 表示“唯恐”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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fearful 害怕的;可怕的既可形容人感到害怕,也可形容事件或后果令人恐惧。
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fearless 无畏的;不怕的fear 加 -less 构成,表示没有畏惧。
同义词
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dread 畏惧;极度担忧dread 强调对将要发生之事的强烈畏惧或抗拒;fear 是最通用的“恐惧”,也可指一般担忧。She felt a sense of dread before the results were announced. 结果公布前,她感到一阵强烈不安。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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fright 惊吓;惊恐fright 常指突然而短暂的惊吓;fear 可指持续较久的恐惧或对某事的担忧。The sudden loud noise gave me a fright. 突然的巨响吓了我一跳。
常见搭配
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fear of 对……的恐惧His fear of failure stopped him from applying. 对失败的恐惧使他没有提出申请。
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for fear of 唯恐;以免She avoided the topic for fear of upsetting him. 她避开这个话题,以免让他难过。
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growing fears 日益加剧的担忧The closure has led to growing fears about local employment. 这次关闭引发了人们对当地就业日益加剧的担忧。