| 单词 | afraid |
| 释义 | afraid adj[pred 作表语] 1 (a) ~ (of sb/sth); ~ (of doing sth/to do sth) frightened 畏惧; 害怕 Don´t be afraid. 不要怕. There´s nothing to be afraid of. 没有什么可害怕的. Are you afraid of snakes? 你怕蛇吗? He´s afraid of going out/to go out alone at night. 他害怕夜晚独自出去. Don´t be afraid (ie Don´t hesitate) to ask for help if you need it. 倘若需要帮忙的话, 尽管提出来（不必犹豫）. (b) ~ of doing sth/~ that... worried or anxious about (the possible result of sth) 担忧或忧虑（某事物可能产生的後果）; 恐怕 I didn´t mention it because I was afraid of upsetting him/afraid (that) I might upset him. 我没有提起那件事, 因为我怕他心烦意乱. He´s afraid of losing customers/that he might lose customers. 他怕失去顾客[可能失去顾客]. (c) ~ for sth/sb frightened or worried about things that may put sth/sb in danger 担心（某事物[某人]会遇到危险） parents afraid for (the safety of) their children 为儿女（的安全）担忧的父母. 2 (idm 习语) be afraid of one´s own shadow be very timid 很胆小; 非常胆怯. I´m afraid (that...) (usu without that, used to express politely a piece of information that may be unwelcome 通常不用 that, 用以有礼貌地表达可能令人不快的信息) I am sorry to say 我很抱歉地说 I´m afraid we can´t come. 很抱歉, 我们不能来. I can´t help you, I´m afraid. 我帮不了你的忙, 对不起. `Have we missed the train?´ `I´m afraid so.´ ´我们误了火车了吗?´´很遗憾, 是误了.´ `Have you any milk?´ `I´m afraid not.´ ´你有牛奶吗?´´对不起, 没有.´ |
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