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fear

noun
 
/fɪə(r)/
/fɪr/
Idioms
  1.  
     [uncountable, countable] the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger or when a particular thing frightens you害怕；惧怕
    • Her eyes showed no fear.她的眼神无丝毫畏惧。
    • The child was shaking with fear.小孩吓得发抖。
    • I suddenly felt gripped by fear.我突然感到一阵恐惧。
    • We were living in a perpetual state of fear and anxiety.我们一直生活在恐惧和焦虑的状态中。
    • The attacks created a climate of fear.这些袭击造成了恐惧气氛。
    • Terror attacks are a tool to instil fear in the public.恐怖袭击是向公众灌输恐惧的工具。
    • He managed to overcome his fears.他成功克服了恐惧。
    • fear of somebody/something Fear of crime can affect people's lives.人们担心罪案发生，生活或会受到影响。
    • in fear of somebody/something We lived in constant fear of losing our jobs.我们一直生活在担心失去工作的阴影里。
    • without fear of somebody/something Women should be able to work without fear of harassment.女性应该能够在工作中不用担心受到骚扰。
    Synonyms fearfearterror ▪ panic ▪ alarm ▪ frightThese are all words for the bad feeling you have when you are afraid.fear the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger or when a particular thing frightens you:
    • (a) fear of flying害怕坐飞机
    • She showed no fear.她毫无惧色。
    terror a feeling of extreme fear:
    • Her eyes were wild with terror.她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。
    panic a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly:
    • I had a sudden moment of panic.我突然一阵惊慌。
    alarm fear or worry that somebody feels when something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
    • The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.医生说不必惊慌。
    fright a feeling of fear, usually sudden:
    • She cried out in fright.她吓得大声叫喊。
     fear or fright?Fright is a reaction to something that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, but not fright, to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future: I have a fright of spiders. • his fright of what might happen Patterns
    • a fear/​terror of something
    • in fear/​terror/​panic/​alarm/​fright
    • fear/​terror/​panic/​alarm that…
    • to be filled with fear/​terror/​panic/​alarm
    • a feeling of fear/​terror/​panic/​alarm
    Extra Examples
    • He says that a culture of fear is behind this obsession with firearms.他说，这种对枪支的痴迷背后是一种恐惧文化。
    • An atmosphere of fear and hatred has been created around immigration.围绕移民的恐惧和仇恨气氛已经形成。
    • He lied out of fear.他因为害怕而撒了谎。
    • He ran away in fear.他吓得逃跑了。
    • The children were cowering in fear.孩子们吓得瑟瑟发抖。
    • His face was white with fear.他吓得面色苍白。
    • I was paralysed by fear.我因恐惧而瘫痪。
    • It was the first time she had experienced real fear.这是她第一次真正感到恐惧。
    • She did not know why she should feel such fear.她不知为什么感觉如此恐惧。
    • She stared at him without fear.她毫无惧色地盯着他。
    • The boy showed no fear.这个男孩毫无惧色。
    • The men hesitated in fear of whatever was to come next.这些人因为对将要发生的事担心而犹豫不决。
    • The men set off in fear and trepidation.这群男子惊慌失措地出发了。
    • The people live in fear of attack by the bandits.人们在担心强盗袭击的恐惧中度日。
    • They have a terrible fear of failure.他们非常害怕失败。
    • When she heard the news, some of her fear subsided.她听到这一消息就不那么担忧了。
    • The pupils obeyed through fear of punishment.这些学生由于害怕惩罚而听话。
    • the constant fear of discovery一直害怕被发现
    • the fear that her mother had instilled in her她母亲给她造成的恐惧
    • the girl's childhood fear of being eaten by monsters这个女孩孩提时害怕被怪兽吃掉的恐惧
    • Arachnophobia is an irrational fear of spiders.蜘蛛恐惧症是对蜘蛛的非理性恐惧。
    • the most primal fear, that of death最原始的恐惧，即对死亡的恐惧
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • deep
    • deep-seated
    • …
    verb + fear
    • experience
    • feel
    • have
    • …
    fear + verb
    • abate
    • subside
    • grow
    • …
    preposition
    • for fear of
    • in fear
    • in fear of
    • …
    phrases
    • fear and loathing
    • fear and trembling
    • fear and trepidation
    • …
  2.  
     [countable] a feeling of concern about somebody's safety or about something bad that might happen担心；忧虑
    • The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears.医生的报告证实了我们最大的担忧。
    • Police tried hard to allay the fears of local residents.警方努力减轻当地居民的恐惧。
    • fear for somebody/something her fears for her son’s safety她对儿子安全的担忧
    • Alan spoke of his fears for the future.艾伦谈到了他对未来的担忧。
    • fear that… the fear that he had cancer担心他患癌症
    • The announcement sparked fears that interest rates will rise.该公告引发了人们对利率将会上升的担忧。
    • amid fears The government announced the new measures amid growing security fears.政府在安全担忧日益加剧的情况下宣布了新措施。
    Extra Examples
    • Doctors have voiced fears that we may be facing an epidemic.我们可能爆发传染病，医生对此说有担忧。
    • consumer fears about health risks消费者对健康风险的担忧
    • The concert was cancelled amid health and safety fears.由于健康和安全担忧，音乐会被取消。
    • There are growing fears of water shortages.人们越来越担心水资源短缺。
    • Fears are growing of a new oil embargo.对再一次石油禁运的担心越来越强烈。
    • Stock markets tumbled amid fears of a new recession.由于担心新一轮经济衰退，股市暴跌。
    • There were fears about the weather impacting attendance.人们担心天气会影响出席人数。
    • My biggest fear was that my children would get sick.我最害怕孩子生病。
    • My worst fears were confirmed.我最担心的事得到了证实。
    • Our fears proved unfounded.我们的恐惧证明是没有根据的。
    • Public fears about the disease increased.公众对该疾病的恐惧越来越强烈。
    • The government is anxious to allay the public's fears.政府急于减轻公众的恐惧。
    • This incident has fuelled fears of a full-scale war.这一事件增加了人们对发生全面战争的恐慌。
    • This stoked fears of financial difficulties.这加剧了人们对财务困难的恐惧。
    • new fears over terrorism再次对恐怖主义的恐惧
    • new terrorism fears新的恐怖主义恐惧
    3. Word OriginOld English fǣr ‘calamity, danger’, fǣran ‘frighten’, also ‘revere’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gevaar and German Gefahr ‘danger’.
Idioms
for fear of something/of doing something | for fear (that)…
  1. to avoid the danger of something happening唯恐，以免（发生危险）
    • We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards.我们悄悄说话，以免惊醒警卫。
    • I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me.我只好逃走，生怕他有一天把我杀了。
    Extra Examples
    • Nobody refused for fear of losing their job.由于怕失去工作，没有人拒绝。
    • He wrote under a false name for fear of reprisals.由于害怕遭到报复，他用假名写信。
    Topics Dangerc1, Feelingsc1
in fear of your life
  1. feeling frightened that you might be killed害怕会丧生；为生命安全担忧Topics Feelingsc2
no fear
  1. (British English, informal) used to say that you definitely do not want to do something（表示决不愿做某事）绝不，当然不
    • ‘Are you coming climbing?’ ‘No fear!’“你来爬山吗？”“当然不！”
put the fear of God into somebody
  1. to make somebody very frightened, especially in order to make them do something恐吓；（尤指）威胁某人服从
strike fear, etc. into somebody/sb’s heart
  1. (formal) to make somebody be afraid, etc.使某人感到恐惧等
    • The sound of gunfire struck fear into the hearts of the villagers.炮声使村民心惊胆战。
without fear or favour
  1. (formal) in a fair way公平合理地；适度地
    • They undertook to make their judgement without fear or favour.他们承诺不带恐惧或偏袒地做出判断。

fear

verb
 
/fɪə(r)/
/fɪr/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fear
/fɪə(r)/
/fɪr/
he / she / it fears
/fɪəz/
/fɪrz/
past simple feared
/fɪəd/
/fɪrd/
past participle feared
/fɪəd/
/fɪrd/
-ing form fearing
/ˈfɪərɪŋ/
/ˈfɪrɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
  1.  
     [transitive] to be frightened of somebody/something or frightened of doing something害怕；畏惧；惧怕
    • fear somebody/something All his employees fear him.他的雇员都怕他。
    • They have reason to fear the police.他们有理由害怕警察。
    • to fear death/persecution/the unknown怕死；害怕遭迫害／未知的事物
    • Everyone feared the coming war.每个人都担心即将到来的战争。
    • propaganda designed to make us hate and fear the enemy旨在让我们仇恨和恐惧敌人的宣传
    • Don't worry, you have nothing to fear from us.别担心，你一点也不必害怕我们。
    • fear to do something (formal) She feared to tell him the truth.她不敢把真相告诉他。
    • fear doing something (formal) She feared going out at night.她不敢晚上出去。
    Extra Examples
    • He learned to fear and respect this force of nature.他学会对这种自然力量表示敬畏。
    • We fear violence, but we are also fascinated by it.我们害怕暴力，但我们也对其着迷。
    • This disease is greatly feared.这种病非常可怕。
    • He says he fears no one but God.他说除了上帝他不惧怕任何人。
    • People feared to speak because he got so angry.人们不敢说话，因为他太生气了。
    • She says she doesn't fear dying, but she worries for her children.她说她并不害怕死亡，但她担心她的孩子们。
    Topics Feelingsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • genuinely
    • greatly
    • really
    • …
    verb + fear
    • seem to
    • begin to
    • learn to
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    phrases
    • have little to fear
    • have nothing to fear
    • have reason to fear something
    • …
  2.  
     [transitive, intransitive] to feel that something bad might have happened or might happen in the future担心；担忧
    • fear something She has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst (= think that she is dead).她已失踪三天了，警方担心她已遭不测。
    • The government feared a backlash from farmers.政府担心农民的强烈反对。
    • fear (that)… Experts fear that terrorists could use the internet to launch attacks.专家们担心恐怖分子可能利用互联网发动袭击。
    • They rightly feared that presidents, like kings, might abuse their power.他们正确地担心总统会像国王一样滥用权力。
    • He genuinely feared his life was at risk.他真的担心自己的生命受到威胁。
    • fear doing something The company feared losing its tax breaks.公司担心失去税收减免。
    • be feared to be/have something Women and children are feared to be among the victims.大家担心受害者中有妇女儿童。
    • The death toll is not as bad as initially feared.死亡人数并不像最初担心的那么严重。
    • it is feared (that)… It is feared (that) he may have been kidnapped.人们担心他可能被绑架了。
    • It was feared that unemployment could rise.人们担心失业率可能会上升。
    • fear somebody/something + adj. Hundreds of people are feared dead.好几百人恐遭不测。
    • Never fear/Fear not (= Don’t worry), I shall return.别担心，我会回来的。
    Extra Examples
    • Several were former officials who feared reprisals if they returned home.其中几位是前官员，他们担心回国后会遭到报复。
    • They fear a repeat of the controversy that dogged the last election.他们担心上次选举中困扰的争议会重演。
    • Doctors fear side effects in children from the contamination.医生担心污染会对儿童产生副作用。
    • Fearing an attack, the police called for reinforcements.由于担心遭到袭击，警方请求增援。
    • He fears more violence at the polls next month.他担心下个月的投票中会出现更多暴力事件。
    • Some critics feared undue government influence in the project.一些批评者担心政府对该项目施加不当影响。
    • Opponents of the plan fear the long-term consequences of exposure to these chemicals.该计划的反对者担心接触这些化学物质的长期后果。
    • Scientists fear loss of funding.科学家担心失去资金。
    • She feared (that) he might be dead.她担心他可能已经死了。
    • I really feared that this might be the end.我真担心可能就这么结束了。
    • Campaigners fear the large roadside structures could distract drivers.活动人士担心大型路边建筑可能会分散司机的注意力。
    • Some residents fear their homes will be destroyed.一些居民担心他们的家园会被摧毁。
    • They fear becoming a burden to their families.他们害怕成为家人的负担。
    • He doesn't say anything because he fears upsetting his wife.他什么也没说，因为他担心让妻子不高兴。
    Topics Feelingsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • genuinely
    • greatly
    • really
    • …
    verb + fear
    • seem to
    • begin to
    • learn to
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    phrases
    • have little to fear
    • have nothing to fear
    • have reason to fear something
    • …
  3. I fear
     [intransitive] (formal) used to tell somebody that you think that something bad has happened or is true（引出不好的事情）恐怕
    • They are unlikely to get here on time, I fear.恐怕他们不大可能准时到达这里。
    • ‘He must be dead then?’ ‘I fear so.’“那么他肯定死了？”“恐怕是这样。”
    • ‘She's not coming back?’ ‘I fear not.’“她不打算回来了？”“我想是的。”
    Topics Feelingsc1
    4. Word OriginOld English fǣr ‘calamity, danger’, fǣran ‘frighten’, also ‘revere’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gevaar and German Gefahr ‘danger’.
Idioms
fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
  1. (saying) people with little experience try to do the difficult or dangerous things that more experienced people would not consider doing（智者却步处）愚者独敢闯
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