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fear·fulBrE /ˈfɪəfl/NAmE /ˈfɪrfl/ adjective(formal) nervous and afraid 担心；担忧；忧虑◆~ (for sb) Parents are ever fearful for their children. 父母总是为子女担忧。◆~ (of sth/of doing sth) fearful of an attack 担心遭到袭击◆~ (that…) She was fearful that she would fail. 她生怕失败。 [only before noun] (formal) terrible and frightening 可怕的；吓人的；恐惧的(old-fashioned, informal) extremely bad 极坏的；极糟的◆We made a fearful mess of the room. 我们把房间弄得一团糟。▸ fear·ful·ly BrE /ˈfɪəfəli/NAmE /ˈfɪrfəli/ adverb◆We watched fearfully. 我们忧心忡忡地看着。◆fearfully (= extremely) expensive 贵得吓人▸ fear·ful·ness BrE /ˈfɪəflnəs/NAmE /ˈfɪrflnəs/ noun [U] |