afraid
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you. 害怕的[v-link ADJ]
She did not seem at all afraid. 她一點兒也沒顯得害怕。
I was afraid of the other boys. 我害怕其他的男孩子們。
2. ADJ If you are afraid for someone else, you are worried that something horrible is going to happen to them. (爲某人) 擔心的[v-link ADJ]
She's afraid for her family in Somalia. 她爲她在索馬裡的家人擔心。
3. ADJ If you are afraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it. (對令人不快的事情會發生) 擔心的[v-link ADJ]
I was afraid that nobody would believe me. 我擔心沒有人會相信我的話。
4. PHRASE If you want to apologize to someone or to disagree with them in a polite way, you can say I'm afraid. 恐怕[口語]
We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid. 我們恐怕沒有任何像那樣的東西。
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afraid /əˈfreɪd/
剑桥词典
- She's afraid of being attacked if she walks across the park .
- He wasn't afraid to stand up to bullies .
- The government is afraid of further serious rioting today.
- Being afraid of the dark , she always slept with the light on.
- Don't go up the tower if you're afraid of heights .
- I'm afraid I'm not a very good advertisement for the diet since I've actually put on weight !
- I'm afraid physics will always be a closed book to me.
- I'm afraid I disagree with you on several counts .
- I'm afraid those days are gone and they'll never come again.
- My culinary skills are rather limited , I'm afraid! 返回 afraid
afraid adjective (FEAR)
[ 衹用在動詞後麪的形容詞 ]feeling fear , or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation
畏懼的，害怕的；擔憂的，發愁的
He was/felt suddenly afraid. 他突然害怕起來／感到恐懼。
I've always been afraid of flying /heights /spiders . 我一直都怕坐飛機／恐高／怕蜘蛛。
She was afraid for her children (= feared that they might be hurt ). 她很擔心孩子們的安全。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] Don't be afraid to say what you think . 不要害怕說出自己的想法。
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] She was afraid (that) he might be upset if she told him. 她擔心告訴他之後他會不高興。
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afraid adjective (SORRY)
I'm afraid...used to politely introduce bad news or disagreement
（用來委婉地說出不好的消息或者反對意見）恐怕，很遺憾，對不起，抱歉
This is your room - it's rather small , I'm afraid. 這是你的房間——恐怕是太小了點兒。
I don't agree at all, I'm afraid. 對不起，我完全不能同意。
I'm afraid you've completely misunderstood the question . 恐怕你完全誤解了這個問題。
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] I'm afraid (that) we can't come this evening after all. 很遺憾，我們今天晚上終究還是來不了了。
"Was she impressed with our work ?" "I'm afraid not (= no)." “她贊賞我們的工作嗎？”“恐怕竝非如此。”
"Does this mean I've got to leave ?" "I'm afraid so." (= Yes.) “這是不是意味著我必須得離開了？”“恐怕是這樣。”
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