| 单词 | afraid |
| 释义 | afraid (once / 54 pages) adj To be afraid is to be scared. People are afraid of snakes, bugs, heights, bears, death, and public speaking, among other things. Being afraid means you have a fear of something — and people are afraid of all sorts of things, from guns to ghosts to being in arguments. People also say, "I'm afraid I have some bad news," which doesn't mean they're afraid of the news, but sorry that they have to share it. It's a similar situation for the saying "I'm afraid so," which is a nice way of saying "I'm sorry, but the answer is yes." WORD FAMILYafraid: afraider, unafraid USAGE EXAMPLESSuch ads are “encouraging for the younger generations, like those who are afraid to mention that they’re Muslims,” she added. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) “Sandpaper is useless to this kind of wood. But woodworkers who aren’t afraid of that difficulty should definitely enter. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Gao said that in China he never thought of owning a gun, and he admitted to being a little afraid of them. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj filled with fear or apprehension afraid even to turn his head suddenly looked afraid afraid for his life afraid of snakes afraid to ask questions Syn|Ant acrophobic suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places afeard, afeareda pronunciation of afraid aghast, appalled, dismayed, shockedstruck with fear, dread, or consternation agoraphobicsuffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places alarmedexperiencing a sudden sense of danger algophobicsuffering from algophobia; abnormally afraid of pain apprehensivein fear or dread of possible evil or harm hangdogfrightened into submission or compliance claustrophobicsuffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places fearfulexperiencing or showing fear frightened, scaredmade afraid horrified, horror-stricken, horror-struckstricken with horror huntedreflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted aquaphobic, hydrophobicabnormally afraid of water mysophobicsuffering from mysophobia; abnormally afraid of dirt or contamination frightened, panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicked, panicky, terrifiedthrown into a state of intense fear or desperation numbso frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified terror-stricken, terror-struckstruck or filled with terror triskaidekaphobicsuffering from triskaidekaphobia (abnormal fear of the number 13) unnerveddeprived of courage and strength white-lippedhaving white lips from fear or terror xenophobicsuffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign timidshowing fear and lack of confidence cowardly, fearfullacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted fearless, unafraid oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them unapprehensivenot recognizing or slow to recognize danger unblinking, unflinching, unintimidated, unshrinkingnot shrinking from danger unfrightenednot affected by fright boldfearless and daring brave, courageouspossessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching 2adj feeling worry or concern or insecurity She was afraid that I might be embarrassed terribly afraid of offending someone I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict Syn concerned feeling or showing worry or solicitude 3adj having feelings of aversion or unwillingness afraid of hard work afraid to show emotion Syn disinclined unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval 4adj filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement I'm afraid I won't be able to come he was afraid he would have to let her go I'm afraid you're wrong Syn concerned feeling or showing worry or solicitude |
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