afraid,读音:英 [ə'freɪd] 美 [ə'freɪd]
adj. 抱歉的;担心的;害怕的
词汇搭配:
1、be afraid 害怕
2、half afraid 有点怕
3、not a bit afraid 一点不怕
4、awfully afraid 非常害怕
常见句型:
1、It's hard to be afraid with you.You're a very reassuring person.
和你在一起时我不感到畏惧,因为你能使人心安。
2、She suddenly looked afraid.
她岁纳稿突然显得害怕了。
3、乎孝The mother is very much afraid for her son who is seriously ill.
母亲很担心自己茄搏的儿子,他病得很重。
4、I was afraid for her. I thought something was going to happen to her.
我替她担心,我觉得她要出事。
词义辨析
afraid,fearful,awful,dreadful这些形容词均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。区别在于:
1、afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
2、fearful普通用词,既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧,又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。
3、awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。
4、dreadful指使人非常恐惧,毛骨悚然,也使人感到讨厌而退缩。