Word · Frequency #19742
phobias
恐惧；惧怕
phobias is the plural of phobia.
an extreme or irrational fear of something
- 1.
An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
非理性、异常或强迫性的恐惧
- 2.
an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
对简单事物或社交情境极端非理性恐惧的焦虑障碍
- 3.
An aversion or dislike (of something).
厌恶或反感
恐惧症；厌恶；反感；非理性、异常或强迫性的恐惧；对简单事物或社交情境极端非理性恐惧的焦虑障碍；厌恶或反感
In use
Her phobia of spiders makes it impossible for her to go into the basement.
Many people have a phobia of public speaking, but they can overcome it with practice.
His phobias include heights and enclosed spaces, so he avoids elevators.
phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias
a phobia of sth/doing sth
of 后接名词或动名词，表示恐惧的具体对象。
She had a phobia of spiders.
她曾对蜘蛛有恐惧症。
have a phobia about sth
about 后接引发焦虑的情境或活动。
He has a phobia about flying.
他对飞行有恐惧症。
Connections
Collocations
- have a phobia of
- 对……有恐惧症
- I have a phobia of public speaking.我对当众演讲有恐惧症。
- develop a phobia
- 患上恐惧症
- He developed a phobia of flying after a turbulent trip.一次颠簸的旅行后，他患上了飞行恐惧症。
- overcome a phobia
- 克服恐惧症
- With therapy, she overcame her phobia of spiders.通过治疗，她克服了对蜘蛛的恐惧症。
- social phobia
- 社交恐惧症
- People with social phobia often avoid crowded places.患有社交恐惧症的人常常回避拥挤的场所。
- specific phobia
- 特定恐惧症
- A specific phobia is an intense fear of a particular object or situation.特定恐惧症是对特定物体或情境的强烈恐惧。
- suffer from a phobia
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：phobia 中的 pho 像拼音 fo（佛），想到‘对佛也怕’；这种没道理的怕就是 phobia（恐惧症）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语、心理或医学专业语境 该词在日常口语和正式（心理或医学）语境中均较常见：口语中常用来夸张地表达强烈反感，医学语境中则指恐惧症。具体含义通常需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
常与介词of连用，表示对某事物的恐惧
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 -phobia 结尾，重音在 -pho-，与 phobia 押韵：/oʊbiə/。注意拼写相近的 -phonia（如 dysphonia）读作 /ˈfoʊniə/，并不与 -phobia 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.