英语词汇“fear”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

fearnoun [ C or U ]

uk/fɪər/us/fɪr/

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.

be in fear of your life

to be frightened that you might be killed:

Lakisha sat inside, in fear of her life, until the police came.

be no fear of sth informal

to be no possibility that a particular thing will happen:

Greta knows the city well, so there's no fear of us getting lost (= we will not get lost).

for fear that/of sth

C2 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.

More 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.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Fear & phobias

acrophobia
aerophobia
agoraphobic
alarm
arachnophobia
bogey
chill
claustrophobia
cold sweat
fearful
fright
homophobia
hydrophobia
hydrophobic
mortal
panic
panic stations
phobia
terror
xenophobe

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Afraid

Impossible and improbable

Linguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason

Idiom(s)

have fears for sb/sth

no fear!

put the fear of God into you

without fear or favour

fearverb

uk/fɪər/us/fɪr/

B2 [ T; not continuous ] to be frightened of something or someone unpleasant:

Most older employees fear unemployment.

What do you fear most?

B2 [ 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.

I fear formal mainly UK

used to give someone news of something bad that has happened or might happen:

[ + (that) ] I fear (that) she's already left.

More 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.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Afraid

afraid
be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights idiom
bottle
bottle out
cower
dread
fear for sb/sth
horror-struck
in terror of your life idiom
intimidated
panic
panic-stricken
panicky
quake
shit a brick idiom
terrified
terror
terror-stricken
unconfident
worst

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Sadness and regret

Idiom(s)

never fear

Phrasal verb(s)

fear for sb/sth

单词	fear
释义	Contents noun (1) fear (1) verb (1) fear (1) Contents noun (1) fear (1) verb (1) fear (1) more…(1) fearless English American fearnoun [ C or U ] uk/fɪər/us/fɪr/ 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. be in fear of your life to be frightened that you might be killed: Lakisha sat inside, in fear of her life, until the police came. be no fear of sth informal to be no possibility that a particular thing will happen: Greta knows the city well, so there's no fear of us getting lost (= we will not get lost). for fear that/of sth C2 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. More 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Fear & phobias acrophobia aerophobia agoraphobic alarm arachnophobia bogey chill claustrophobia cold sweat fearful fright homophobia hydrophobia hydrophobic mortal panic panic stations phobia terror xenophobe See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Afraid Impossible and improbable Linguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason Idiom(s) have fears for sb/sth no fear! put the fear of God into you without fear or favour fearverb uk/fɪər/us/fɪr/ B2 [ T; not continuous ] to be frightened of something or someone unpleasant: Most older employees fear unemployment. What do you fear most? B2 [ 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. I fear formal mainly UK used to give someone news of something bad that has happened or might happen: [ + (that) ] I fear (that) she's already left. More 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Afraid afraid be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights idiom bottle bottle out cower dread fear for sb/sth horror-struck *in terror of your* life idiom intimidated panic panic-stricken panicky quake shit a brick idiom terrified terror terror-stricken unconfident worst See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sadness and regret Idiom(s) never fear Phrasal verb(s) fear for sb/sth fearnoun [ C/U ] us/fɪər/ a strong emotion caused by great worry about something dangerous, painful, or unknown that is happening or might happen: [ U ] Even when the boat was rocked by waves, the boy showed no fear. [ C ] The low sales continued, confirming our worst fears. [ U ] She stood very still for fear of (= because she was worried about) being noticed. fearless adjective us/ˈfɪər·ləs/ He was a tough, fearless soldier. fearverb us/fɪr/ to be frightened about someone or something unpleasant: [ I ] The cab driver was going so fast, I feared for our safety. To fear is also to be worried or upset: [ + that clause ] They fear that Congress may not allocate the money needed. Idiom(s)** fear the worst
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fearnoun [ C or U ]

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