Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1066
fear
害怕；畏惧
to be afraid of someone or something; to feel fear
- 1.
To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
害怕(某事或某人)；以警惕的态度考虑或期待(某事或某人)
- 2.
To feel fear.
感到害怕
- 3.
To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for [with for].
担心,关心,为......感到害怕
- 4.
To venerate; to feel awe towards.
崇敬；对......感到敬畏
- 5.
To regret.
后悔
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
In use
She fears that she might lose her job due to the company's financial troubles.
Many people fear flying even though it is statistically safer than driving.
He feared that his secret would be discovered by his family.
Verb forms
base fear · third person fears · -ing fearing · past feared · past participle feared
fear作为动词时，通常不用进行时，但偶尔用于强调。
Connections
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
- She doesn't fear the unknown; she finds it exciting.她不害怕未知事物，反而觉得它令人兴奋。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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