| 单词 | fear |
| 释义 | fear —fear /fɪər/ aep /fɪr/ noun [C or U] B1 an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or might happen: » Trembling with fear, she handed over the money to the gunman.» Even when the waves grew big, the boy showed no (signs of) fear.» I have a fear of heights.» The low profit figures simply confirmed my worst fears.» [+ that] There are fears that the disease will spread to other countries.Thesaurus+: ↑Fear and phobias , ↑Anxiety and worry - general wordsbe in fear of your lifeF0 to be frightened that you might be killed: » Lakisha sat inside, in fear of her life, until the police came.Thesaurus+: ↑Afraidbe no fear of sth INFORMALF0 to be no possibility that a particular thing will happen: » Malcolm knows the city well, so there's no fear of us getting lost (= we will not get lost).Thesaurus+: ↑Impossible and improbablefor fear that/of sthC2 because you are worried that a particular thing might happen: » They wouldn't let their cat outside for fear (that) it would get run over.» I didn't want to move for fear of waking her up.Thesaurus+: ↑Connecting words which introduce a cause or reasonWord partners for fear noun• ♯cause/♯fuel/♯raise/♯spark fears• ♯express/♯voice your fears• ♯allay/♯calm/♯ease (sb's) fears• ♯heighten fears• ♯overcome a fear• fears are ♯growing/♯mounting• sth ♯holds no fear for sb• sb's ♯biggest/♯greatest/♯worst fear• fear ♯of sthWord Builder:–Nouns: fear–Adjectives: fearful, fearless, fearsome–Verbs: fear–Adverbs: fearfully, fearlesslyCollocations:–Verbs-lu. cause/fuel/inspire/raise/spark fear» This violence has raised fears of attacks on places of worship.-lu. express/voice your fears» She expressed her fears about street crime.-lu. allay/calm/ease/quell/soothe (sb's) fears» The government sought to calms fears about possible terrorist attacks.-lu. put/strike fear into sb» The look on his face struck fear into my heart.-lu. heighten fears» Stories like these serve to heighten parents' fears over immunization.-lu. overcome fear» I managed to overcome my fear of spiders.-lu. have fear» He has no fear of authority.-lu. sth holds no fear (for sb)» Death holds no fear for her.-lu. sb's (worst) fears are confirmed/realised» When the police found a body, our worst fears were realised.-lu. be gripped by fear» Everyone is gripped by fear of redundancy.-lu. fears are mounting» Fears are mounting that we may be facing another recession.–Adjectives-lu. a constant/deep/great/growing/real/widespread fear» There is widespread fear of violence.-lu. sb's big/biggest/greatest/worst fear» Losing my sight was my biggest fear.-lu. an exaggerated/groundless/unfounded fear» She has an exaggerated fear of intimacy.-lu. an irrational/morbid fear» I have an irrational fear of wasps.-lu. a secret fear» My secret fear was that my husband would leave.-lu. renewed fears» Leaders met yesterday, amid renewed fears of violence.–Prepositions-lu. fear of sth» My fear of flying prevented me from being there.-lu. fears about/over/for sth» Fears about their safety are growing.-lu. for fear of/that» I didn't ask any questions for fear of being thought ignorant.-lu. do sth out of fear» I kept silent out of fear.-lu. [be/live]in fear» Under his regime, we all lived in fear.-lu. [crying, mad, trembling, etc.]with fear» I was shaking with fear.-lu. without fear (of sth)» They must be free to speak without fear of retribution.-lu. amid fears of/that» We fled the country amid fears of a revolution.–Nouns-lu. (sb's) hopes and fears» She described her hopes and fears for the future.-lu. fear and anger/confusion/hatred/loathing/panic» His speeches inspired fear and hatred.-lu. a climate of fear» Journalists here operate in a climate of fear.-lu. the fear factor» The gun club was accused of using the fear factor to recruit new members.• • • Extra Examples:» Then he turned towards me and I was suddenly gripped by fear.» I finally mastered my fear of flying.» I was trembling with fear.» You could tell she wasn't lying from the fear in her voice.» Ten years later her worst fears were realized.verb ↑Verb Endings for fear B2 [T; not continuous] to be frightened of something or someone unpleasant: » Most older employees fear unemployment.» What do you fear most?Thesaurus+: ↑AfraidB2 [T; not continuous] FORMAL to be worried or frightened that something bad might happen or might have happened: » [+ (that)] Police fear (that) the couple may have drowned.» FORMAL It is feared (that) as many as two hundred passengers may have died in the crash.» We huddled together, fearing we might be killed.» [+ to infinitive] Fearing to go herself, she sent her son to find out the news.Thesaurus+: ↑AfraidI fear FORMALF0 used to give someone news of something bad that has happened or might happen: » [+ (that)] I fear (that) she's already left.Thesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretWord Builder:–Nouns: fear–Adjectives: fearful, fearless, fearsome–Verbs: fear–Adverbs: fearfully, fearlessly• • • Extra Examples:» He reassured people that law-abiding citizens would have nothing to fear from the enquiries.» It was feared that the break-up of the oil tanker would result in further pollution.» The police feared that the crowd were becoming disorderly and so they moved in with horses.» The committee kept the results of the survey to itself, fearing a bad public reaction.» The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimize their violent actions. |
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