fear

1. N-VAR Fear is the unpleasant feeling you have when you think that you are in danger. 害怕

I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear because a bullet had been fired through a window. 我坐在地板上嚇得渾身發(fā)抖，因?yàn)橛幸活w子彈射穿窗戶(hù)打了進(jìn)來(lái)。

2. N-VAR A fear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened. 擔(dān)憂(yōu)

These youngsters are motivated by fear of failure. 這些年輕人因擔(dān)心失敗而被激發(fā)。

Then one day his worst fears were confirmed. 后來(lái)有一天，他最大的擔(dān)心被證實(shí)了。

3. N-VAR If you say that there is a fear that something unpleasant or undesirable will happen, you mean that you think it is possible or likely. (發(fā)生壞事的) 可能性

There is a fear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors. 凍結(jié)銀行帳戶(hù)很可能對(duì)投資者是一個(gè)長(zhǎng)期的威懾因素。

4. N-VAR If you have fears for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger. 擔(dān)憂(yōu)

He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture. 他也談及了他對(duì)祖國(guó)文化前景的擔(dān)憂(yōu)。

5. V-T If you fear someone or something, you are frightened because you think that they will harm you. 害怕

It seems to me that if people fear you they respect you. 在我看來(lái)，如果人們怕你，那他們就尊重你。

6. V-T If you fear something unpleasant or undesirable, you are worried that it might happen or might have happened. 擔(dān)心

She had feared she was coming down with pneumonia or bronchitis. 她擔(dān)心自己會(huì)得肺炎或支氣管炎。

7. V-I If you fear for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger. 擔(dān)心

Carla fears for her son. 卡拉為她的兒子擔(dān)心。

8. PHRASE If you are in fear of doing or experiencing something unpleasant or undesirable, you are very worried that you might have to do it or experience it. 在對(duì)…的擔(dān)心中; 在對(duì)…的恐懼中

The elderly live in fear of assault and murder. 老年人生活在對(duì)襲擊和謀殺的恐懼中。

9. PHRASE If you take a particular course of action for fear of something, you take the action in order to prevent that thing happening. 惟恐; 以免

She was afraid to say anything to them for fear of hurting their feelings. 她不敢對(duì)他們說(shuō)什么，惟恐傷害他們的感情。