fear
noun
verb
fɪə
noun
1
the
feeling
you
get
when
you
are
afraid
or
worried
that
something
bad
is
going
to
happen
害怕，恐惧; 担忧
C,U
2
for fear (that), for fear of sth
because
you
are
worried
that
you
will
make
something
happen
唯恐（…），生怕某事
She
finally
ran
away
for
fear
that
he
would
kill
her.
她最后逃走了，生怕他会杀她。
for
fear
of
doing
sth
He
got
to
the
station
early,
for
fear
of
missing
her.
他早早到了车站，生怕接不到她。
3
no fear!
used
humorously
to
say
that
you
are
definitely
not
going
to
do
something
[英，非正式] 当然不！ 决不！〔幽默用法〕
BrE informal
Are
you
going
to
Bill’s
party
tonight?’
‘No
fear!’
“你今晚去参加比尔的聚会吗？”“当然不去！”
4
the
possibility
or
danger
that
something
bad
might
happen
〔不好的事发生的〕可能性
U
There’s
no
fear
of
revolt
now.
现在不可能有人造反了。
5
put the fear of God into sb
to
make
someone
feel
that
they
must
do
something,
by
making
sure
they
know
what
will
happen
if
they
do
not
do
it
[非正式] 吓唬某人服从
informal
The
Italian
manager
must
have
put
the
fear
of
God
into
his
team.
这位意大利主教练一定是威胁过他的队员。
6
without fear or favour
in
a
fair
way
[英，正式] 公平的 （地 ），公正的 （地 ），不偏袒的 （地 ）
BrE formal
The
law
must
be
enforced
without
fear
or
favour.
执法必须公正。
7
fear be afraid be frightened
(noun)
is
the
feeling
of
being
afraid.
Do
not
say
that
you
‘have
fear’.
Use
or
.
名词
fear
的意思是害怕，不要说 have fear，要用 be afraid 或 be frightened
My
whole
body
was
paralysed
with
fear.
我吓得浑身发僵，动弹不得。
She
was
suddenly
very
afraid.
她顿时非常害怕。
We
were
too
frightened
to
speak.
我们吓得不敢说话。
8
to fear
The
verb
is
used
mainly
in
literature
or
newspa-pers,
and
not
usually
in
speech.
动词
fear
主要用于文学作品和报纸中，一般不用于口语
She
feared
that
he
would
not
be
found
alive.
她担心他无法生还。
Fearing
more
riots,
the
gov-ernment
made
concessions.
由于担心发生更多骚乱，政府作出了让步。
9
is afraid is frightened
It
is
more
usual
to
say
that
someone
or
.
更常用的说法是某人 is afraid 或 is frightened
My
parents
are
afraid
that
I’ll
get
involved
with
drugs.
我的父母担心我会吸毒。
People
were
frightened
of
being
mugged.
人们担心被抢劫。
verb
10
to
feel
afraid
or
worried
that
something
bad
may
happen
害怕，恐惧; 担心
I,T | formal
Fearing
violence,
the
group
asked
for
police
protection.
该团体担心发生暴力，所以请求警方保护。
fear
(that)
Police
fear
that
there
may
be
further
terrorist
attacks.
警方担心可能会有进一步的恐怖袭击。
fear
to
do
sth
Women
feared
to
go
out
at
night.
女性晚上不敢外出。
fear
for
sb
His
wife
seemed
depressed,
and
he
feared
for
his
children.
妻子似乎患了忧郁症，他很担心自己的孩子。
fear
for
sb’s
safety/life
a
terrifying
ordeal
in
which
she
feared
for
her
life
她担心自己有性命之忧的一场非人经历
Hundreds
of
people
are
feared
dead
in
the
ferry
disaster.
有数百人恐怕已在这次渡船失事中丧生。
11
fear the worst
to
think
that
the
worst
possible
thing
has
happened
or
might
happen
担心（会）发生最坏的情况
When
Tom
heard
about
the
accident
he
immediately
feared
the
worst.
汤姆一听说出事，就担心会发生最坏的情况。
12
to
be
afraid
of
someone
and
what
they
might
do
畏惧，害怕〔某人极其可能会做的事〕
T
As
a
leader,
he
was
distrusted
and
even
feared.
作为一个领导，他不被人信任，甚至让人畏惧。
13
I fear
used
when
telling
someone
that
you
think
that
something
bad
has
happened
or
is
true
[正式] 恐怕〔用于告知某人不好的事已发生或属实〕
formal
I
fear
(that)
I
fear
that
there
is
little
more
we
can
do.
恐怕我们无能为力了。
I
fear
so/I
fear
not
‘Were
they
satisfied?’
‘I
fear
not.’
“他们满意吗？”“恐怕不满意。”
14
fear not/never fear
used
to
tell
someone
not
to
worry
[正式] 别担心
formal
Never
fear,
he’ll
be
with
us
soon.
别担心，他很快就会和我们在一起。