n. 恐惧;担心
n an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
n an anxious feeling
n a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
v be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
v be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
v be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement
v be uneasy or apprehensive about
v regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

fear的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He is haunted by the fear that the police will find the truth.他坐立难安,担心警察最终会发现真相。
  2. The thought of returning filled him with fear.一想到还要回去,他心里就害怕。
  3. Crusoe stared at the footprint, full of fear.克鲁索盯着脚印,心里充满了恐惧。
用作动词(v.)
  1. The refugees fear persecution if they return to their own country.难民们害怕回到自己的国家后会惨遭迫害。
  2. I fear that he is going to die.我担心他快死了。
  3. The plague was greatly feared in the Middle Ages.在中世纪时,这种瘟疫十分可怕。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. Love, hate, joy, fear and grief are emotions.爱、恨、高兴、恐惧、悲伤都是情感。
  2. Hope and fear alternated in my breast.我忽儿充满希望,忽儿忧心忡忡。
  3. Grave fears are felt for the safety of the missing climbers.人们为失踪的爬山者的安全甚为担忧。
  4. High places are her biggest fear.她最怕在高处停留。
  5. The strange noise stroke fear into her mind.那种奇怪的声音使她惧怕不已。
  6. They forgot all the fears at once.他们一下子忘记了所有的恐惧。
  7. She speaks without fear of reservation.她无所畏惧地畅所欲言。
  8. A serious incident along the border increased our fears of war.边境上的一起严重事件增加了我们对战争的担忧。
  9. He was kept at home by fear for his money.他惧怕别人偷他的钱而呆在家里。
  10. He obeyed from fear.他因惧怕而服从。
  11. He was unable to speak at the meeting for fear.因为害怕他没能在会上发言。
  12. There was a look of fear in his eyes.他的眼睛里流露出恐惧。
~+that-clause
  1. Your fears that he would get lost were unnecessary.你不必担心他会迷路。
  2. I have a fear that we will be late.我担心我们要迟到了。
  3. There's some fear that she'll be too late.她很有可能到得很迟。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. Never fear!You will succeed.不要怕,你会成功的。
  2. Don't fear!I'll be on your side.别怕,我会支持你的。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. My little sister fears thunder.我的小妹妹怕雷声。
  2. I fear the worst.我担心发生最坏的情况。
  3. Some women fear snakes instinctively.有些女人天生怕蛇。
  4. Most people fear death.许多人怕死。
  5. The family feared the unexpected and unknown.家里人对料想不到和吉凶未卜的事感到害怕。
  6. She offered up her prayers because she feared evil and misfortune.她由于害怕灾祸和不幸而做起了祷告。
  7. The farmers tried to fear the crows out of corn by planting several men of straw.农民们树起了几个稻草人,试图把乌鸦从玉米地里吓跑。
  8. Though he believed that he ought to have nothing to fear for himself, he wanted someone else to look at the cloth first.虽然他认为自己不该有什么害怕的,但他还是要别人先去看看那块布料。
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  10. These tigers are not to be feared.这些老虎并不可怕。
  11. A dog is not to be feared.狗并不可怕。
S+~+to- v
  1. She fears to speak in public.她怕在公众场合讲话。
  2. She feared to speak in your presence.她不敢在你面前讲话。
  3. Don't fear to tell the truth.不要害怕说出真实情况。
  4. They feared to attack him because of his popularity.他们不敢攻击他是因为他很得人心。
  5. We fear to hurt her feelings.我们怕伤害她的感情。
  6. For the cause of revolution, he did not fear to die.为了革命事业,他不怕牺牲自己。
S+~+ v -ing
  1. She fears walking alone at night.她怕晚间一个人走路。
  2. She feared staying alone in the farmhouse.她害怕独自留在农舍里。
  3. They feared having their eyes ruined by the salt water.他们害怕眼睛被海水损坏。
S+~+(that-)clause
  1. I fear that he is not at home.我恐怕他不在家。
  2. I fear it will rain tomorrow.明天恐怕会下雨的。
  3. I fear I've made a mistake.我恐怕犯了个错误。
  4. I fear that he must have gone.我怕他已经走了。
  5. I fear he will fall ill.我担心他会生病。
  6. I fear that I underrate the difficulty of the task.我担心我低估了这项任务的困难。
  7. She no longer feared that they should misunderstand her.她再也不怕他们会误解她了。
  8. She feared that she might not find him in his room.她恐怕在他的房间找不到他。
  9. I fear it won't do much good.我担心这样做没有多少好处。
  10. I fear lest we commit an inexcusable blunder.我为我们会犯不可原谅的错误而担忧。
S+~+so/not
  1. “Are they going to lose the game?” —“I fear so.”“他们会输掉比赛吗?”—— “我恐怕会的。”
  2. “Is she badly ill?”“I fear so.”“她病得很重吗?”“我怕是吧。”
  3. “Will he recover?”“I fear not.”“他能康复吗?”“恐怕不能。”
It is/was ~ed+that-clause
  1. It is (much) to be feared that he may fail.恐怕他要失败。
  2. It was feared that they would not be able to defend the town.有人担心他们会守不住这个城镇。
  3. It was feared that he might have an accident.人们担心他出了事故。
  4. It was feared that there was not enough food for everybody here.据报道,这里恐怕没有足够的食物提供给每个人。
S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
  1. He feared the children to make noise.他怕孩子们吵闹。
  2. She feared the drink to be poisoned.她怕酒里有毒。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
for fear
    唯恐,以免(发生危险) in case; avoid the danger of sth happeningfor fear of sth/v-ing

    For fear of accidents, please drive slowly.

    车辆慢行,以免出事。

    I dare not go with you for fear of my father finding out.

    我不敢与你一起去,以免我父亲发现。

    He ran away for fear of being hurt.

    他生怕受伤而逃跑。

    She left an hour early for fear of missing her train.

    她提早一小时离开,以免误了火车。

    We spoke in whispers for fear of waking the baby.

    我们轻声说话,以免吵醒婴儿。

    for fear that/lest-clause

    He works hard for fear that he should fail.

    他怕失败,因此工作很努力。

    She's working hard for fear that she would be fired.

    她因怕解雇而努力工作。

    Take a raincoat with you for fear that it may rain.

    你带上雨衣以防下雨。

    They didn't say much for fear that the others might hear them.

    他们没有多说话,怕其他人听见。

    I daren't tell you what he did, for fear lest he should be angry with me.

    我不敢将他所做之事告诉你,因为怕他对我发脾气。

hold no fears for
    不能使某人感到害怕 not frighten sb
in fear and trembling
    恐惧地,胆怯地 in a frightened or coward manner
in fear of sb/sth
    为自己的安全担心 anxious for one's own safety
no fear
    当然不… certainly not (used when answering a suggestion)
put the fear of God into sb
    使某人非常恐惧 make sb very frightened
There's no fear of
    某事不太可能发生 It's unlikely that sth will happen
There's not much fear of
    某事不太可能发生 It's unlikely that sth will happen
without fear or favour
    公正的,不偏不倚的 showing impartial justice
用作动词(v.)
fear for (v.+prep.)
    担心…的安全 worry about sb/sthfear for sb/sth

    All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home.

    孩子初次出门,母亲总要为之担心。

    She feared for the little boy when she saw him at the top of the tree.

    她看到那小男孩在树顶上时,着实替他捏了一把汗。

    I feared for the safety of those children who were climbing the mountain for the first time.

    那些孩子第一次登山,我为他们的安全担心。

    There is no need to fear for him.He is going to get well.

    不必为他担忧,他很快就会好起来。

    All mothers fear for their children when they travel far.

    儿行千里母担忧。

    She became so desperate, we feared for her sanity.

    她如此绝望而拼命地乱喊乱叫,我们真担心她会不会精神失常。

    They were so diligent that we feared for their health.

    他们都那么用功,我们为他们的健康担心。

    The miner's families fear for the lives of the men trapped underground.

    矿工的家属为困在地下的人的生命而担心。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • allay fear减轻忧虑
  • arouse fear引起恐惧或忧虑
  • banish fear驱逐忧虑
  • beset by fear陷于忧虑或害怕中
  • brush aside fear消除忧虑
  • confirm sb's fear证实某人的担忧是有根据的
  • conquer the fear of克服对…的惧怕心理
  • dismiss fear打消顾虑
  • dispel fear消除惧怕心理
  • dissipate fear打消顾虑
  • drown fear解忧
  • eliminate fear消除惧怕心理
  • entertain fear怀有惧怕心理
  • eradicate fear根除惧怕心理
  • evoke fear引起惧怕心理
  • express fear表示担心
  • feel a fear感到害怕,感到恐惧
  • fight back fear克服一种恐惧
  • forget fear忘记惧怕
  • have a fear害怕
  • obey from fear由于畏惧而服从
  • still a fear使恐惧的心情平静下来
  • suffer from a fear受到恐惧威胁,感到害怕
形容词+~
  • abysmal fear无限恐惧
  • anxious fear焦虑
  • childlike fear妇孺之怯
  • chilling fear恐惧
  • constant fear持续的害怕
  • continual fear持续不断的忧虑
  • cowardly fear胆怯
  • daily fear日常的忧虑
  • dark fear暗自担忧
  • deadly fear极度的害怕或担忧
  • depressive fear抑郁的忧虑
  • devouring fear不可忍受的忧虑或害怕
  • distracted fear心烦意乱的担忧,恐惧
  • distressing fear令人痛苦的担忧
  • dreadful fear惊骇
  • exaggerated fear持续的害怕或担忧
  • excessive fear极度的害怕或担忧
  • fainthearted fear胆怯
  • feminine fear妇孺之怯
  • foolish fear荒谬的担忧
  • general fear人皆有之的害怕
  • ghastly fear极度的害怕或担忧
  • ghostly fear可怕的恐惧
  • gloomy fear忧闷的担忧
  • grave fear恐怖
  • great fear极为担忧,极为害怕
  • grim fear非常担忧
  • groundless fear无根据的忧虑
  • growing fear日益加深的忧虑
  • helpless fear无助之忧
  • hideous fear惊骇
  • holy fear敬畏
  • horrible fear恐怖
  • hurtful fear痛苦不堪的担忧
  • impatient fear不耐烦的忧虑
  • incomprehensible fear莫名其妙的担忧
  • incredible fear不可思议的惧怕
  • indefinable fear莫名的惧怕
  • irrational fear不合情理的担忧或惧怕
  • jealous fear疑虑
  • lessening fear逐渐减轻的忧虑或害怕
  • lingering fear魂牵梦绕的忧虑
  • maiden fear引起恐慌
  • momentary fear时时刻刻的担忧
  • mortal fear致命的恐惧
  • mutual fear共同的担忧
  • mysterious fear莫名其妙的惧怕
  • nameless fear无以名状的忧虑
  • natural fear天生的害怕
  • never-buried fear永远难忘的惧怕
  • oppressive fear难以忍受的担忧
  • pale-hearted fear极度的担忧
  • panic fear引起恐慌的恐惧
  • perpetual fear没完没了的担心
  • petrified fear惊呆的惧怕
  • physical fear确确实实的担心
  • political fear政治上的忧虑
  • popular fear普遍的忧虑
  • prodigious fear巨大的担心
  • profound fear巨大的恐惧
  • prudent fear深谋远虑的担心
  • recanting fear多余的担心
  • remorseless fear证明有先见之明的担心
  • respectful fear敬畏
  • reverential fear敬畏
  • rising fear恐惧剧增
  • savage fear巨大的恐惧
  • secret fear暗自担心
  • selfish fear利己的担心
  • sharp fear惧怕
  • shivering fear发抖的惧怕
  • slight fear淡淡的忧虑
  • sneaking fear难以消除的忧虑
  • strange fear莫明其妙的害怕或担忧
  • sweeping fear广泛的忧虑
  • tender fear敏感的担心
  • terrible fear惧怕
  • trembling fear发抖的惧怕
  • trivial fear无关紧要的担心
  • unaccountable fear数不胜数的担心或害怕
  • unaccustomed fear反常的担心或害怕
  • uneasy fear焦虑
  • universal fear一致的担心
  • unnamed fear无以名状的担心或害怕
  • unnerving fear使人烦恼不安的担心
  • unreasonable fear无端的担心
  • unspoken fear默默的担心
  • unutterable fear难以形容的害怕或担心
  • various fear各种各样的害怕或担忧
  • womanly fear妇孺之怯
  • wonted fear惯常之忧
  • yearning fear挂念之忧
介词+~
  • in fear and trembling惊恐战栗,忐忑不安
  • in fear of discovery害怕被发现
  • in fear of sb's life为某人的生命担忧
  • a wave of fear一阵恐惧
~+介词
  • fear for sb's health为某人的健康担心
  • fear for sb's safety为某人的安全担忧
  • fear of害怕…
  • fear of accidents怕发生事故
  • fear of waking sb怕吵醒某人
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • fear danger害怕危险
  • fear death怕死
  • fear difficulty害怕困难
  • fear dog害怕狗
  • fear fire害怕火
  • fear God敬畏上帝
  • fear mice害怕老鼠
  • fear the worst担心会发生最坏的情况
  • fear thunder害怕打雷
~+副词
  • fear abysmally无限害怕
  • fear always一向害怕
  • fear distressingly令人苦恼地担心
  • fear excessively极度担心
  • fear grossly十分担心
  • fear groundlessly无端地担心
  • fear hauntingly吃不香睡不着地害怕
  • fear inexpressibly无以名状地害怕
  • fear instinctively本能地害怕
  • fear irrationally不合情理地害怕
  • fear momentarily时时刻刻担心
  • fear morbidly病态般地惧怕
  • fear mysteriously莫名其妙地担心
  • fear never别害怕
  • fear oppressively难以忍受地担心
  • fear pathologically病态般地惧怕
  • fear secretly暗暗地害怕
  • fear superstitiously由于迷信害怕
  • fear unreasonably异常害怕
  • fear unreasoningly从骨子里害怕
~+介词
  • fear for为…担心

经典引文

  • Fear gripped him, a quite physical sensation, a tightening of the lungs, a weak fluttering in the stomach.

    出自:A. N. Wilson
  • 'Cows kill four people a year..' said Bella, who always had a statistic to back up a fear.

    出自:F. Weldon
  • Pale Fear Haunted by ghastlier shapings.

    出自:personified
  • A scarecrow..to fear the birds.

    出自:Measure for Measure,Shakespeare

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