scared

adjective

/skeəd/

/skerd/

Idioms

frightened of something or afraid that something bad might happen害怕；恐惧；畏惧；担心
- The thieves got scared and ran away.小偷害怕了，就跑了。
- He looked scared and hid behind Jesse. 他看起来很害怕，躲在杰西身后。
- scared of doing something She is scared of going out alone.她不敢一个人外出。
- scared of somebody/something He's scared of heights.他有恐高症。
- scared to do something People are scared to use the buses late at night.人们害怕在深夜乘坐公共汽车。
- Some victims are too scared to speak out.一些受害者太害怕而不敢发声。
- scared (that)… I’m scared (that) I’m going to fall.我担心自己快掉下去了。
- scared at something He was scared at the prospect of running out of food. 他对食物即将耗尽的前景感到害怕。
- scared at doing something Anne was scared at seeing her father crying. 安妮看到父亲哭泣，感到很害怕。
- scared for something We were scared for our lives (= thought we would die). 我们怕自己要死了。
- a scared look惊恐的表情
- I was scared to death (= very frightened).我吓得要死。
- We were scared stiff (= very frightened).我们吓得呆若木鸡。
- He's scared out of his mind (= very frightened).他吓坏了（=非常害怕）。
Synonyms afraid
afraidfrightened ▪ scared ▪ terrified ▪ alarmed ▪ paranoidThese words all describe feeling or showing fear.
afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
There’s nothing to be afraid of.没有什么要害怕的。
Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?你不怕会跌倒吗？
frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
a frightened child受了惊吓的小孩
She was frightened that the glass would break.她担心玻璃会破碎。
scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
The thieves got scared and ran away.小偷害怕了，就跑了。
afraid, frightened or scared?Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.
terrified very frightened:
I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.我很害怕她不来。
She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。
alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:
You’re just being paranoid.你只是在疑神疑鬼。
Patterns
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
see also shit-scared
Extra Examples
- He wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.索菲断定他没病，只不过是受了惊吓。
- I'm feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation.我一想到手术就有些害怕。
- It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about.只不过是打一小针而已，没什么好怕的。
Topics Feelingsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- be running
- feel
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- at
- of
- …
phrases
- scared out of your wits
- scared stiff
- scared to death
- …

Idioms

be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow

to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous非常胆小（或十分紧张）Topics Feelingsc2

be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits

(also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody)

to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much（使）吓得魂不附体
- I was scared out of my wits!我被吓得魂都没了！
- The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.最新的消息把投资者吓坏了。

be scared/bored witless

(informal) to be extremely frightened or bored被吓破了胆；乏味得要命Topics Feelingsc2

单词	scared
释义	scared adjective /skeəd/ /skerd/ Idioms frightened of something or afraid that something bad might happen害怕；恐惧；畏惧；担心 The thieves got scared and ran away.小偷害怕了，就跑了。 He looked scared and hid behind Jesse. 他看起来很害怕，躲在杰西身后。 scared of doing something She is scared of going out alone.她不敢一个人外出。 scared of somebody/something He's scared of heights.他有恐高症。 scared to do something People are scared to use the buses late at night.人们害怕在深夜乘坐公共汽车。 Some victims are too scared to speak out.一些受害者太害怕而不敢发声。 scared (that)… I’m scared (that) I’m going to fall.我担心自己快掉下去了。 scared at something He was scared at the prospect of running out of food. 他对食物即将耗尽的前景感到害怕。 scared at doing something Anne was scared at seeing her father crying. 安妮看到父亲哭泣，感到很害怕。 scared for something We were scared for our lives (= thought we would die). 我们怕自己要死了。 a scared look惊恐的表情 I was scared to death (= very frightened).我吓得要死。 We were scared stiff (= very frightened).我们吓得呆若木鸡。 He's scared out of his mind (= very frightened).他吓坏了（=非常害怕）。 Synonyms afraidafraidfrightened ▪ scared ▪ terrified ▪ alarmed ▪ paranoidThese words all describe feeling or showing fear.afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: There’s nothing to be afraid of.没有什么要害怕的。 Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?你不怕会跌倒吗？ frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: a frightened child受了惊吓的小孩 She was frightened that the glass would break.她担心玻璃会破碎。 scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: The thieves got scared and ran away.小偷害怕了，就跑了。 afraid, frightened or scared?Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.terrified very frightened: I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.我很害怕她不来。 She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。 alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen: She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。 paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not: You’re just being paranoid.你只是在疑神疑鬼。 Patterns afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc. frightened/scared/paranoid about … afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that … afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc. Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed. see also shit-scared Extra Examples He wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.索菲断定他没病，只不过是受了惊吓。 I'm feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation.我一想到手术就有些害怕。 It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about.只不过是打一小针而已，没什么好怕的。 Topics Feelingsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be be running feel … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about at of … phrases scared out of your wits scared stiff scared to death … Idioms be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous非常胆小（或十分紧张）Topics Feelingsc2 be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits (also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody) to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much（使）吓得魂不附体 I was scared out of my wits!我被吓得魂都没了！ The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.最新的消息把投资者吓坏了。 be scared/bored witless (informal) to be extremely frightened or bored被吓破了胆；乏味得要命Topics Feelingsc2
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