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be afraid of sth/doing sth
后接名词或动名词，表示害怕某事物或做某事。
She is afraid of snakes.
她害怕蛇。
害怕的, 恐惧的
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害怕的, 恐惧的
filled with fear or apprehension
She is afraid of snakes.
她害怕蛇。
害怕的；恐惧的
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
充满恐惧或忧虑
filled with fear or apprehension
遗憾的,抱歉的；表示不愿面对不愉快的情况
Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation.
充满遗憾或关心；常用于缓和不愉快的陈述
filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
She is afraid of spiders.
她害怕蜘蛛。
AI contextual example
He was afraid to tell his parents the truth.
他不敢告诉父母真相。
AI contextual example
I'm afraid that I can't attend the party.
恐怕我不能参加聚会了。
AI contextual example
afraid even to turn his head
甚至不敢转头
WordNet
后接名词或动名词，表示害怕某事物或做某事。
She is afraid of snakes.
她害怕蛇。
表示因害怕而不敢做某事，后接动词原形。
He is afraid to speak in public.
他不敢在公共场合发言。
后接从句，表示担心或忧虑某事发生。
I am afraid (that) it might rain.
我担心可能会下雨。
用于礼貌地表示遗憾或拒绝，常省略that。
I'm afraid I can't help you.
恐怕我帮不了你。
Not this
I afraid of spiders.
Use this
I am afraid of spiders.
汉语中'害怕'是动词，但英语中 afraid 是形容词，需要系动词 am 构成谓语。
Not this
She is afraid with the dark.
Use this
She is afraid of the dark.
afraid 后接介词 of 表示‘害怕某事物’，而不是 with。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
害怕
She is afraid of spiders.
她害怕蜘蛛。
不敢
He was afraid to speak in public.
他不敢在公众面前讲话。
担心
I am afraid that we will be late.
我担心我们会迟到。
为……担心
Parents are often afraid for their children's safety.
父母经常为孩子的安全担心。
恐怕是这样
A: Is it going to rain? B: I'm afraid so.
A：要下雨了吗？B：恐怕是这样。
胆小如鼠；杯弓蛇影
After the accident, he was afraid of his own shadow.
事故之后，他变得胆小如鼠。
恐怕是的
Are you leaving? I'm afraid so.
你要走了吗？恐怕是的。
恐怕不行
Can you help me? I'm afraid not.
你能帮我吗？恐怕不行。
恐怕我做不到，戴夫。
I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave.
恐怕我做不到，戴夫。
害怕吧，非常害怕吧。
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
害怕吧，非常害怕吧。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use afraid naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将 'afraid' 联想为 'a' + 'fray' + 'd'，'fray' 是争吵，想象在争吵中感到害怕。
常见场景：日常对话、正式书面、新闻播报、文学叙述 通常用于多种正式和非正式场合，具体语域取决于搭配结构，如'afraid of'多用于日常表达，'I'm afraid that...'常用于礼貌且正式的口吻。
常用短语包括：afraid of（害怕），afraid to（不敢）
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