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be fearful of sth
She was fearful of the dark.
她害怕黑暗。
担心的，害怕的
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担心的，害怕的
feeling fear or worry
She was fearful of the dark.
她害怕黑暗。
令人恐惧的
Frightening; causing fear.
感到害怕的
experiencing or showing fear
易恐惧的,胆怯的
Tending to fear; timid.
引起恐惧的
causing fear or dread or terror
She felt fearful when walking home alone at night.
她晚上独自走回家时感到害怕。
AI contextual example
The fearful storm caused widespread damage.
可怕的暴风雨造成了广泛的破坏。
AI contextual example
He is fearful about the outcome of the surgery.
他担心手术的结果。
AI contextual example
a fearful glance
惊恐的一瞥
WordNet
She was fearful of the dark.
她害怕黑暗。
He was fearful that he would fail the exam.
他担心自己考试会不及格。
作定语修饰名词。
The fearful storm caused a lot of damage.
可怕的暴风雨造成了很大破坏。
Not this
I feel fearful to go there.
Use this
I feel fearful of going there.
在形容词 fearful 后，应该用介词 of 接动名词，而不是动词不定式 to。
Not this
She was fearful by the loud noise.
Use this
She was frightened by the loud noise.
Fearful 表示一种恐惧的状态，通常不用在被动结构中表示被某物吓到；此时应使用 frightened 或 scared。
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害怕…的
She is fearful of snakes.
她害怕蛇。
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。
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。
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。
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。
可怕的想法
The fearful thought kept him awake.
这个可怕的想法让他睡不着。
胆小如鼠
After the accident, she became fearful of her own shadow.
事故发生后，她变得胆小如鼠。
老虎！老虎！黑夜的森林中，燃烧着的煌煌火精，是怎样的神手或天眼，造出了你这样的可怕对称？
The phrase "fearful symmetry" from William Blake's poem is often referenced in literature and pop culture.
威廉·布莱克诗歌中的短语“可怕的对称”经常在文学和流行文化中被引用。
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fear（恐惧）+ful（充满）→ 充满恐惧的，即害怕的。
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。
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/.
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