| 单词 | afraid |
| 释义 | afraid /euh frayd"/, adj. 1. feeling fear; filled with apprehension: afraid to go. 2. feeling regret, unhappiness, or the like: I'm afraid we can't go on Monday. 3. feeling reluctance, unwillingness, distaste, or the like: He seemed afraid to show his own children a little kindness. [var. sp. of affrayed, ptp. of AFFRAY to disturb, frighten] Syn. 1. scared, fearful, disquieted, apprehensive, timid, timorous. AFRAID, ALARMED, FRIGHTENED, TERRIFIED all indicate a state of fear. AFRAID implies inner apprehensive disquiet: afraid of the dark. ALARMED implies that the feelings are aroused through realization of some imminent or unexpected danger to oneself or others: alarmed by (or about) someone's illness. FRIGHTENED means shocked with sudden, but usually short-lived, fear, esp. that arising from apprehension of physical harm: frightened by an accident. TERRIFIED suggests the emotional reaction when one is struck with a violent, overwhelming fear: terrified by an earthquake. Ant. 1. bold, confident, fearless. |
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