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fear
害怕；畏惧
核心释义
to be afraid of someone or something; to feel fear
- 1.
害怕(某事或某人)；以警惕的态度考虑或期待(某事或某人)
To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
- 2.
感到害怕
To feel fear.
- 3.
担心,关心,为......感到害怕
To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for [with for].
- 4.
崇敬；对......感到敬畏
To venerate; to feel awe towards.
- 5.
后悔
To regret.
担心；担忧；敬畏；后悔；遗憾；害怕(某事或某人)；以警惕的态度考虑或期待(某事或某人)；感到害怕
用法In use
She fears that she might lose her job due to the company's financial troubles.
用法提示：此处'fears'是动词第三人称单数形式，表达'担心'或'害怕'某种可能发生的事情。
Many people fear flying even though it is statistically safer than driving.
用法提示：此处'fear'是动词原形，表示'害怕'某事物或活动。
He feared that his secret would be discovered by his family.
用法提示：此处'feared'是动词过去式，表示过去对某种可能性感到担忧。
fear sth/sb
fear 作动词时可直接接名词或代词作宾语，表示害怕某人或某物。
Many children fear the dark.
许多孩子害怕黑暗。
fear for sb/sth
fear for sb/sth 表示担心某人或某物；介词 for 引出所担心的对象。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fear for
- 为……担心
- Many parents fear for their children's safety online.许多父母担心孩子在网上的安全。
- fear the worst
- 担心最坏的情况
- When the plane was late, we began to fear the worst.飞机晚点时，我们开始担心发生了最坏的情况。
- never fear
- 别担心，不用怕
- Never fear — I'll help you finish the work.别担心——我会帮你完成工作。
- fear change
- 害怕改变
- Some employees fear change and resist new technology.一些员工害怕变化，抵制新技术。
- fear the unknown
- 惧怕未知的事物
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拼写里藏着ear（耳朵）：害怕时耳朵都竖起来听动静，fear就是害怕。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：news reporting、formal speeches、religious texts fear 作动词时，多用于书面语、新闻或较正式的表达；表示“担心”可用 fear for，语义中性；表示“敬畏”则多见于宗教或庄重语境。日常口语中表达“害怕”时，可考虑用 be afraid of。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 fear /fɪə/ 押韵的词：hear, near, dear, clear（均含 -ear，读 /ɪə/）。注意：bear, wear 也拼作 -ear，但读 /eə/，不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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