释义
🔑 fear BrE /fɪə(r) / NAmE /fɪr / noun [ U , C ] the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger , when sth bad might happen , or when a particular thing frightens you ◆ Her eyes showed no fear . ◆ The child was shaking with fear . ◆ ~ (of sb /sth )(a ) fear of the dark /spiders /flying , etc . ◆ We lived in constant fear of losing our jobs . ◆ ~ (for sb /sth )her fears for her son's safety ◆ Alan spoke of his fears for the future . ◆ ~ (that… )the fear that he had cancer ◆ The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears . fear terror ⬥ panic ⬥ alarm ⬥ fright These are all words for the bad feeling you have when you are afraid. 以上各词均表示害怕时的恐慌情绪。
fear the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when sth bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you 指害怕、惧怕、担忧 ： ◆ (a) fear of flying 害怕坐飞机 ◆ She showed no fear. 她毫无惧色。 terror a feeling of extreme fear 指惊恐、恐惧、惊骇 ： ◆ 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 指惊恐、恐慌 ： ◆ I had a sudden moment of panic. 我突然一阵惊慌。 alarm fear or worry that sb feels when sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen 指惊恐、惊慌、恐慌 ： ◆ The doctor said there was no cause for alarm . 医生说不必惊慌。 fright a feeling of fear, usually sudden 通常指突如其来的惊吓、恐怖 ： ◆ She cried out in fright. 她吓得大声叫喊。 fear or fright? 用 fear 还是 fright？ Fright is a reaction to sth 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. * fright 指对刚刚发生或正在发生的事情的反应。对一直使人害怕的事物和对未来可能发生的事情感到担忧应该用 fear，而不能用 fright ： ◆ I have a fright of spiders. ◆ his fright of what might happen Patterns a fear/terror of sth 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 ● for fear of sth /of doing sth ● for fear (that )… to avoid the danger of sth happening ◆ We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards . ◆ I had to run away for fear (that ) he might one day kill me .● in ˌfear of your ˈlife feeling frightened that you might be killed ● ˌno ˈfear (BrE informal used to say that you definitely do not want to do sth ◆ 'Are you coming climbing ?' 'No fear !' ● put the fear of ˈGod into sb to make sb very frightened , especially in order to make them do sth ● without fear or ˈfavour (formal in a fair way ● fools rush ˈin (where angels fear to ˈtread )(saying people with little experience try to do the difficult or dangerous things which more experienced people would not consider doing ● strike fear , etc . into sb /sb's heart (formal to make sb be afraid , etc . 🔑 fear BrE /fɪə(r) / NAmE /fɪr / verb present simple - I / you / we / they fear BrE /fɪə(r) / NAmE /fɪr / present simple - he / she / it fears BrE /fɪəz / NAmE /fɪrz / past simple feared BrE /fɪəd / NAmE /fɪrd / past participle feared BrE /fɪəd / NAmE /fɪrd / -ing form fearing BrE /ˈfɪərɪŋ / NAmE /ˈfɪrɪŋ / 🔑 [ T ] to be frightened of sb /sth or frightened of doing sth ◆ ~ sb /sth All his employees fear him . ◆ to fear death /persecution /the unknown ◆ Don't worry , you have nothing to fear from us . ◆ ~ to do sth (formal She feared to tell him the truth . ◆ ~ doing sth (formal She feared going out at night . 🔑 [ T , I ] to feel that sth bad might have happened or might happen in the future ◆ ~ sth She has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst (= think that she is dead . ◆ ~ sb /sth + adj . Hundreds of people are feared dead . ◆ be feared to be /have sth Women and children are feared to be among the victims . ◆ it is feared (that )… It is feared (that ) he may have been kidnapped .◆ ~ (that )… She feared (that ) he might be dead .◆ Never fear /Fear not (= Don't worry , I shall return .I fear [ I ] (formal used to tell sb that you think that sth bad has happened or is true ◆ They are unlikely to get here on time , I fear . ◆ 'He must be dead then ?' ' I fear so .' ◆ 'She's not coming back ?' ' I fear not .' ● ˈfear for sb /sth to be worried about sb /sth ◆ We fear for his safety . ◆ He feared for his mother , left alone on the farm .
