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| 1 | U the feeling you have when you are frightened 害怕；恐惧 |
| Edward knew it was dangerous, but he felt no fear. 爱德华知道很危险，但并不觉得害怕。 |
| +of She eventually managed to overcome her fear of the dark. 她最终设法克服了对黑暗的恐惧。 |
| live in fear (of) (=be afraid all the time) Many people live in fear of violence. （为…而）整日提心吊胆 |
| in fear Martin screamed in fear. 马丁恐惧地惊叫起来。 |
| be filled with fear I was suddenly filled with fear. 我内心突然充满了恐惧。 |
| shake/tremble with fear She was shaking with fear. 她害怕得直发抖。 |
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| 2 | C something bad or unpleasant that you are afraid might happen 担心；忧虑 |
| A meeting was set up to try to allay workers’ fears. 召开了一次会议设法减轻工人们的担心。 |
| +about There are fears about the safety of the nuclear plant. 人们担心核电站的安全。 |
| +of This latest case has raised fears of an epidemic. 这个最新的病例引起了对传染病的担心。 |
| +for He expressed fears for his missing wife’ s safety. 他对失踪的妻子的安全表示担忧。 |
| +that Sandbags were placed along the shore amid fears that the lake would overflow. 由于担心湖水泛滥，所以在沿岸放置了沙袋。 |
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| 3 | C/U the possibility that something bad will happen （坏事发生的）可能性 |
| +of There’ s no fear of becoming bored in a place like this. 在这种地方不会感到厌倦。 |
| +(that) I don’ t think there’ s any fear that that will happen. 我认为那种事不会发生。 |
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| - | for fear of (doing) sth/for fear (that)
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| in case you make something bad happen |
| 生怕…；以免… |
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| I didn’ t tell Susan about our meeting for fear of upsetting her. 我没有告诉苏珊我们的会面，生怕使她不安。 |
| Scientists reject a total ban for fear it will undermine efforts to stop the spread of malaria. 科学家们反对全面禁止，以免削弱为防止疟疾扩散所作的努力。 |
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| - | no fear BRITISH informal
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| used for saying that you definitely do not intend to do something |
| 当然不；绝不 |
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| - | put the fear of God into sb informal
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| to make someone feel very frightened |
| 恫吓某人；恐吓某人 |
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| Words frequently used with fear | | fear 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | conquer, dismiss, overcome, | 1 | | | allay, alleviate, assuage, calm, dispel, ease, soothe, | 2 | | | |
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