| [/fɪə(r); fɪr/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] emotion caused by the nearness or possibility of danger, pain, evil, etc 恐惧; 惧怕:
unable to speak from fear 吓得说不出话来 *
overcome by fear 被吓坏 *
feel, show no fear 毫不畏惧、 毫无惧色.
(b) [C] this emotion caused by sth specific （因某事物产生的）畏惧:
a fear of heights 对高处的恐惧 *
The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears. 医生的报告证实了我们最为担心的事. *
overcome/dispel/allay sb's fears 克服[消除/减轻]某人的恐惧心理. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) for fear of sth/of doing sth; for fear (that/lest)... in case; to avoid the danger of sth happening 惟恐; 以免（发生危险）:
We spoke in whispers for fear of waking the baby/for fear (that) we might wake the baby. 我们轻声谈话, 以免吵醒婴儿. hold no fears/terrors for sb not frighten sb 不能使某人感到害怕:
Hang-gliding holds no fears for her. 她一点也不害怕悬挂式滑翔. in fear and trembling in a frightened or cowed manner 恐惧地; 胆怯地:
They went to the teacher in fear and trembling to tell her that they'd broken a window. 他们战战兢兢地去告诉老师, 他们打破了一扇窗户. in fear of sb/sth in a state of fear about sb/sth 处於害怕某人[某事物]的状态:
The thief went in constant fear of discovery. 那贼时刻都在担心被人发现. in ,fear of one's `life anxious for one's own safety 为自己的安全担忧. ,no `fear (infml) (used when answering a suggestion) certainly not （用以回应别人的提议）当然不...:
`Are you coming climbing?' `No fear!' ｀你来爬山吗?＇｀我可不去!＇ put the fear of God into sb (infml) make sb very frightened 使某人非常恐惧. there's not much fear of sth/that... it is unlikely that sth will happen 某事不太可能发生:
There's not much fear of an enemy attack (taking place). 敌人不太可能发动攻击. without ,fear or `favour (fml 文) showing impartial justice 公正的; 不偏不倚的. fear 2
[/fɪə(r); fɪr/] v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn] be afraid of (sb/sth) 害怕（某人[某事物]）; 惧怕:
fear death, illness 怕死、 怕生病 *
The plague was greatly feared in the Middle Ages. 中世纪时这种瘟疫十分可怕.
(b) [I, Tt] feel fear (about doing sth) （对做某事）感到害怕, 忧虑:
Never fear (ie Don't worry), everything will be all right. 别害怕, 一切都会好的. *
She feared to speak in his presence. 她怕在他的面前说话. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tf] have an uneasy feeling about or anticipation of (esp sth bad) 担心（尤指怕出事）:
They feared the worst, ie thought that the worst had happened or would happen. 他们担心的是最坏的情况（已经发生或可能发生）. *
`Are we going to be late?' `I fear so.' ｀我们会迟到吗?＇｀我看要迟到.＇ *
I fear (that) he is going to die. 我担心他快死了. 用法:
3 [Tn] (arch or fml 古或文) have respect and awe for 敬畏:
fear God 敬畏上帝. 用法:
4 (phr v) fear for sb/sth be anxious or concerned about sb/sth 对某人[某事物]担忧或关心...:
I fear for her safety in this weather. 在这种天气里我很担心她的安全. |