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 afraid [ə'fred]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 害怕的, 恐怕的, 遗憾的

  1. She was afraid that the dog would bite.
    她害怕这狗会咬人。
  2. Don't be afraid (ie Don't hesitate) to ask for help if you need it.
    倘若需要帮忙的话, 尽管提出来（不必犹豫）.
  3. Are you afraid of snakes?
    你怕蛇吗?


afraid
[ adj ]
  1. filled with fear or apprehension

    2. <adj.all>
    afraid even to turn his head
    suddenly looked afraid
    afraid for his life
    afraid of snakes
    afraid to ask questions
  2. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement

    3. <adj.all>
    I'm afraid I won't be able to come
    he was afraid he would have to let her go
    I'm afraid you're wrong
  3. feeling worry or concern or insecurity

    4. <adj.all>
    She was afraid that I might be embarrassed
    terribly afraid of offending someone
    I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict
  4. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness

    5. <adj.all>
    afraid of hard work
    afraid to show emotion


Afraid \A*fraid"\, p. a. [OE. afrayed, affraide, p. p. of
afraien to affray. See {Affray}, and cf. {Afeard}.]
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.
[Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] ``Back they
recoiled, afraid.'' --Milton.

Note: This word expresses a less degree of fear than
terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before
the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a
dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. ``I am
afraid to die.'' ``I am afraid he will chastise me.''
``Be not afraid that I your hand should take.'' --Shak.
I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a
statement; as, I am afraid I can not help you in this
matter.

Syn: Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.

  1. "I'm afraid this is going to attract every little thief within 100 miles around here when they realize we don't have a police department," Seals said.
  2. They were afraid that vandals had untied the lines and the boat was heading out to sea.
  3. They're afraid that the FDA's bureaucrats, many of whom are fighting the proposal, will drag their feet in giving formal approval for drugs being distributed to patients under the new rules.
  4. My knuckles were pointing downward instead of out, and I was afraid I'd hurt my arm," the inventor testifies.
  5. Why would that dilute it, unless you're afraid that he might come up with some offer? A. Well, in the first place, the United Nations resolutions that pertain say that he has to be out of Kuwait.
  6. However, he added: "I'm afraid that this year will be a little worse in terms of economic growth."
  7. He declined to give his name, saying he was afraid the dealers would come after him, even though he lives in Queens and was only visiting relatives.
  8. At the Jewish Nursing Home of Western Massachusetts, which the United Food and Commercial Workers is trying to organize, workers aren't afraid to endorse the union publicly.
  9. "I was too afraid of going to look for my children because I was afraid I'd find them dead," Gustafson said of that day. "It was so shocking and unbelievable.
  10. "I was too afraid of going to look for my children because I was afraid I'd find them dead," Gustafson said of that day. "It was so shocking and unbelievable.
  11. Several baseball sources said Giamatti pushed for a settlement because he was afraid the case would continue to linger in court, preventing him from disciplining Rose.
  12. They were afraid they'd have problems without me." The Mafia might never have discovered he was an informant were it not for the 1988 indictment of Joseph Rosato, a Local 210 shop steward.
  13. The Bible teaches that when lions and the lambs can lie down together and none will be afraid, there will be peace in the valley.
  14. Continental and Eastern, however, haven't been afraid to use their pricing power to increase fares selectively.
  15. I made sure everyone got credit for what they did, and this helped make everybody afraid of failure.
  16. Not the sort of face-to-face crime that has people afraid to come to the door at night.
  17. Miller testified Thursday that he wore the mask with the Klan's white robe and hood because he feared for his job and was afraid of the consequences if his identity were known.
  18. Most manuals are as difficult to understand as a graduate-level course in quantum physics.' Not surprisingly, Dell's research shows younger people are less afraid of technology than their elders.
  19. "Don't kill this bill by making it perfect," Bennett urged. "I'm afraid it's going to be a better corpse." Shumway, pointing to vocal opposition from sport diving groups, said the legislation should spell out guarantees for divers.
  20. "The deputies, especially the Christians, are obviously afraid to return lest the general hold them hostage to block a quorum in an election session," said the Al-Anwar newspaper in an editorial Sunday.
  21. "If people were to become really active, I'm afraid the leaders would have to strengthen their control," said a college student.
  22. "My wife was afraid because it had no lights and she didn't know what it was," he said through an interpreter.
  23. The statement said that, while Bush still supported the plan, he was afraid that its formal presentation at this time could actually lead to Democratic action to raise the top tax rates to 33 percent.
  24. Yeltsin also said that despite Gorbachev's efforts to open up the party to greater debate and criticism, members of the Central Committee still were afraid to express their views if they differed from the party leader.
  25. But as in the meeting, most are curious, not suspicious, and welcoming, not afraid.
  26. Even blacks want to say them, he said, but are afraid of being called "Uncle Toms." Clark was portrayed as a tough disciplinarian in the 1989 Warner Bros. movie "Lean On Me."
  27. "I am afraid so, but I pray and hope we don't," Reuben said.
  28. Trueluck said he has been afraid to walk to town since the shooting.
  29. By Curt Anderson, Associated Press writer Impressions of a Spanish film star on her first glimpse of Hollywood: "I am a little afraid of this city.
  30. "The president is not afraid to fail on this."
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