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fear verb—恐 v ()怕 v ()害怕 v ()担心 v ()Examples:lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)—lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear—men fear getting inthe wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)—He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.—with fear and trepidation—change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear—cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation)—lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. cut off one's nose to spite one's face—lit. grips the heart, seizes the liver (idiom); fear grips the heart—one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare unhorse the emperor (proverb)—once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope—don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously—shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance—hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault avoid criticism—lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe—in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)—lit. fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom); fig. needless fears—fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions—lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster—lit. refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases [idiom.]—lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger [idiom.]— |