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  • n. 担心;害怕;恐惧;【中药学】相畏
  • v. 害怕;担心;恐惧
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    词源词根法
    来自PIE*per,向前,尝试,词源同far,peril,experience.由尝试引申词义风险,害怕。来源于日耳曼语
    采编自网络
    源于tear,眼泪
    被吓得流眼泪→“恐惧”
    n.&v.恐惧
    固定搭配:
    ①with fare 害怕
      noun(名词)
      1. 害怕,惧怕;担忧
      2. 为生命安全担忧
      3. 不可能发生
      4. 生怕,以免
      verb(动词)
      1. [ T; not continuous ] 害怕,畏惧,惧怕
      2. [ T; not continuous ] 担心;担忧
      3. (用于告知坏消息)恐怕

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 害怕,惧怕;担忧

      Trembling with fear, she handed over the money to the gunman.

      她吓得发抖,战战兢兢地把钱递给了持枪歹徒。

      Even when the waves grew big, the boy showed no (signs of) fear.

      即使浪再大,这个男孩也毫无惧色。

      I have a fear of heights.

      我有恐高症。

      The low profit figures simply confirmed my worst fears.

      这么低的利润额完全证实了我最担心的事。

      There are fears that the disease will spread to other countries.

      有人担心这种疾病会传播到其他国家。

    2. 为生命安全担忧

      Lakisha sat inside, in fear of her life, until the police came.

      拉基莎担心自己的安全,就坐在里面直到警察到来。

    3. 不可能发生

      Greta knows the city well, so there's no fear of us getting lost (= we will not get lost).

      格蕾塔很熟悉这座城市,所以我们不可能迷路。

    4. 生怕,以免

      They wouldn't let their cat outside for fear (that) it would get run over.

      他们不让猫到室外去,生怕它被车撞到。

      I didn't want to move for fear of waking her up.

      我当时不想动,生怕把她弄醒了。

    verb(动词)
    1. [ T; not continuous ] 害怕,畏惧,惧怕

      Most older employees fear unemployment.

      大多数上了年纪的雇员害怕失业。

      What do you fear most?

      你最怕什么?

    2. [ T; not continuous ] 担心;担忧

      Police fear (that) the couple may have drowned.

      警方担心这对夫妇可能已溺水身亡。

      It is feared (that) as many as two hundred passengers may have died in the crash.

      人们担心可能有多达两百名乘客在这次空难中丧生。

      We huddled together, fearing we might be killed.

      我们挤作一团,担心会被杀掉。

      Fearing to go herself, she sent her son to find out the news.

      她自己不敢去,就派了儿子去探查消息。

    3. (用于告知坏消息)恐怕

      I fear (that) she's already left.

      恐怕她已经离开了。

    小知识

    Does the sight of a snake fill you with panic and the desire to run away as quickly as possible? If so, you have a fear of snakes.

    People have fear for many things: bugs, guns, heights, etc. Horror movies try to fill the audience with fear. Some fears make more sense than others. The fear of jumping out of planes makes a lot of sense, but the fear of public speaking isn't as logical: it won't kill you. Fear includes anxiety and can be very emotionally painful. If you're scared of anything, you know what fear is all about.

    实用短语

    1. cold fear

      极度深寒,零度恐惧,冰冻恐惧,极端深寒

    2. cape fear

      恐怖角,开普菲尔

    3. primal fear

      一级恐惧,原始恐惧,惊悚,一级惧怕

    4. dental fear

      牙科恐惧,牙科畏惧症,牙科恐惧症,又称牙科畏惧症

    5. great fear

      大恐慌

    6. state of fear

      恐惧状态,恐惧之邦,胆怯状况,书名

    7. for fear of

      以免,生怕,免得

    8. facing fear

      直面恐惧,面对恐惧

    9. fear itself

      恐怖之源,恐惧本身,恐惧本源,恐惧之源

    常用短语

    1. for fear

      以免,唯恐;由于害怕

    2. for fear of

      为了避免,唯恐

    3. in fear

      害怕

    4. with fear

      害怕地;吓得

    5. out of fear

      出于恐惧

    6. fear for

      vt. 为……担心

    7. in fear of

      怕;为…提心吊胆

    8. fear not the future

      不要为未来担忧

    9. in fear and trembling

      非常恐惧;提心吊胆

    单词用法

    单词用法
    1.后接动词可用不定式或动名词:He fears to tell[telling]her what happened.他害怕告诉她所发生的事情。
    2.fear sb与fear for sb不同:前者指害怕某人,后者指为某人担心。
    单词辨析
    以下这些名词均包含”恐惧,惧怕,惊恐”的意思
    alarm:强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。
    fear:普通用词,侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。
    fright:通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧,有时含夸张意味。
    horror:侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。
    panic:常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。
    terror:指极大的恐惧和惊骇,语气最强。
    dread:可与fear换用,着重害怕的心理,但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。
    重要短语
    for fear以免,唯恐;由于害怕
    for fear of为了避免,唯恐
    in fear害怕
    with fear害怕地;吓得

    同义词辨析

    alarm, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror, dread

    这些名词均含”恐惧,惧怕,惊恐”之意。

    • alarm:强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。
    • fear:普通用词,侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。
    • fright:通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧,有时含夸张意味。
    • horror:侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。
    • panic:常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。
    • terror:指极大的恐惧和惊骇,语气最强。
    • dread:可与fear换用,着重害怕的心理,但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。

    同义词

    n.畏惧;担心

    fright  /  panic  /  terror  /  dread  /  alarm

    vt.害怕,畏惧;担心

    dread  /  afraid  /  be

    其他释义

    expectation  /  tension  /  anxiety  /  horror  /  dread  /  suspense  /  apprehend  /  thing

    反义词

    n.害怕;恐惧

    boldness  /  calmness  /  fearlessness  /  courage

    其他释义

    courage  /  boldness

    同根词

    词根:fear

    adj.

    fearful可怕的;担心的;严重的

    fearless无畏的;大胆的

    fearsome可怕的;害怕的;极大的

    adv.

    fearfully可怕地;非常地;颇

    n.

    fearfulness可怕;厉害

    fearlessness无畏;勇敢