Word · Frequency #6886
Fully loadedfearful
/ˈfɪrfəl/
adjective
担心的，害怕的
feeling fear or worry
- 1.
Frightening; causing fear.
令人恐惧的
- 2.
experiencing or showing fear
感到害怕的
- 3.
Tending to fear; timid.
易恐惧的,胆怯的
- 4.
causing fear or dread or terror
引起恐惧的
- 5.
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; - P.B.Shelley
缺乏勇气的
可怕的；令人恐惧的；感到害怕的；易恐惧的,胆怯的；引起恐惧的
In use
She felt fearful when walking home alone at night.
The fearful storm caused widespread damage.
He is fearful about the outcome of the surgery.
a fearful glance
fearful of criticism
a fearful howling
be fearful of sth
She was fearful of the dark.
她害怕黑暗。
be fearful that clause
He was fearful that he would fail the exam.
Connections
Collocations
- fearful of
- 害怕…的
- She is fearful of snakes.她害怕蛇。
- fearful about
- 对…感到担忧的
- He was fearful about the outcome of the exam.他对考试结果感到担忧。
- fearful child
- 胆小的孩子
- The fearful child clung to his mother.那个胆小的孩子紧紧抓住他的母亲。
- fearful experience
- 可怕的经历
- It was a fearful experience for everyone involved.这对所有相关人员都是一次可怕的经历。
- fearful scream
- 恐惧的尖叫
- A fearful scream echoed through the night.一声恐惧的尖叫在夜空中回荡。
- fearful thought
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fear（恐惧）+ful（充满）→ 充满恐惧的，即害怕的。
Context & Register
语域：混合；典型语境：个人情感表达（感到害怕）、新闻或故事描述（令人恐惧）。注意：表示“感到害怕的”通常用于个人感受，表示“令人恐惧的”多用于描述事物或事件。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in 'ful' (cheerful, dreadful, careful) share the suffix. Among them, only 'cheerful' rhymes with 'fearful' (/ɪr/). Words with 'ear' (fear, year, appear) all rhyme with /ɪr/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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