afraid
adjective
uk/əˈfreɪd/us/əˈfreɪd/afraidadjective(FEAR)
A2[after verb]
feelingfear, orfeelingworryabout thepossibleresultsof aparticularsituation:
畏惧的，害怕的；担忧的，发愁的He was/feltsuddenlyafraid.他突然害怕起来／感到恐惧。
I've always been afraidofflying/heights/spiders.我一直都怕坐飞机／恐高／怕蜘蛛。
She was afraidforherchildren(=fearedthat they might behurt).她很担心孩子们的安全。
[+ to infinitive]Don't be afraidtosay what youthink.不要害怕说出自己的想法。
[+ (that)]She was afraid(that)he might beupsetif she told him.她担心告诉他之后他会不高兴。
Synonyms
frightened
petrified(FRIGHTENED)
scared
terrified
afraid
- afraidShe was afraid of the dark.
- frightenedDon't be frightened, my dog is quite friendly.
- scaredAre you scared of spiders?
- petrifiedHe got to the top of the tree and was absolutely petrified he'd fall.
- terrifiedI'm terrified of flying.
- panic-strickenShe was panic-stricken when her little boy disappeared.
- She's afraid of beingattackedif shewalksacrossthepark.
- He wasn't afraid tostandup tobullies.
- Thegovernmentis afraid offurtherseriousriotingtoday.
- Being afraid of thedark, she alwayssleptwith thelighton.
- Don't go up thetowerif you're afraid ofheights.
Afraid
- be in fear ofyourlifephrase
- be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlightsidiom
- bottle
- bottle out
- bug out
- horror-struck
- in terror ofyourlifeidiom
- intimidated
- leaf
- nebbish
- panic
- panic-stricken
- quake
- shake
- squirrelly
- terrified
- terror
- terror-stricken
- threatened
- unconfident
afraidadjective(SORRY)
I'm afraid...
A2
used topolitelyintroducebadnewsordisagreement:
（用来委婉地说出不好的消息或者反对意见）恐怕，很遗憾，对不起，抱歉This isyourroom- it'srathersmall, I'm afraid.这是你的房间——恐怕是太小了点儿。
Grammar
Afraid
Afraid as an adjective means ‘feeling fear’. We use it with of + noun, of + -ing form, a to-infinitive or a that-clause:…