1 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, ADJ to-infinitive] 害怕的；恐惧的 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；恐惧的
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She did not seem at all afraid.
她毫无惧色。
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I was afraid of the other boys. [+ of]
我害怕其他的男孩们。
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I'm still afraid to sleep in my own bedroom. [+ to]
我还是不敢在自己的卧室里睡觉。
SYN scared, frightened, nervous, anxious
2 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 担心的；忧虑的 If you are afraid for someone else, you are worried that something horrible is going to happen to them. 担心的；忧虑的
3 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, ADJ that, ADJ to-infinitive] 顾忌的；犯愁的 If you are afraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it. 顾忌的；犯愁的
SYN anxious, concerned, worried, troubled
4 PHRASE （用以道歉或婉转地提出异议）很抱歉，很遗憾，恐怕 If you want to apologize to someone or to disagree with them in a polite way, you can say I'm afraid. （用以道歉或婉转地提出异议）很抱歉，很遗憾，恐怕 [spoken, politeness]
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We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid.
我们恐怕没有那样的东西。
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I'm afraid I can't help you.
恐怕我帮不了你。
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'Bad news?' — 'I'm afraid so.'
“坏消息吗？”—“恐怕是。”
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | afraid Also look up: |
| ADJ. | alarmed, frightened, petrified, terrified 1 fearful, scared, worried 1 3 |
| Word Partnership | Use afraid with: |
| PREP. | afraid of someone/something 1 |
| VERB. | be afraid 1 2 3 |
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