afraid

adj

1. filled with regret or concern
used often to soften an unpleasant statement

e.g. 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

2. feeling worry or concern or insecurity

e.g. 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

3. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness

e.g. afraid of hard work
afraid to show emotion

1. 害怕的；恐惧的
If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.

e.g. She did not seem at all afraid...
她毫无惧色。
e.g. I was afraid of the other boys...
我害怕其他的男孩们。

2. 担心的；忧虑的
If you are afraid for someone else, you are worried that something horrible is going to happen to them.

afraid的近义词

e.g. She's afraid for her family in Somalia.
她为身在索马里的家人担心。

3. 顾忌的；犯愁的
If you are afraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it.

e.g. I was afraid that nobody would believe me...
我担心没有人会相信我。
e.g. The Government is afraid of losing the election...
现届政府担心会在选举中落败。

4. （用以道歉或婉转地提出异议）很抱歉，很遗憾，恐怕
If you want to apologize to someone or to disagree with them in a polite way, you can say I'm afraid.

e.g. We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid...
我们恐怕没有那样的东西。
e.g. I'm afraid I can't help you...
恐怕我帮不了你。

1. 害怕、担心：我问他们是否害怕、担心(afraid)警察来. surprised 感到惊讶的;pleased高兴的,满足的;determined坚决的,决定了的. 47 D 常识运用逻辑推理警察可能来阻止(stop)他们. 警察对于这样的事有不着去逮住、查封( seize)、搏斗、对抗(fight)或是搜寻、调查(search)的,

2. 害怕的：one#一人(或物) | afraid#害怕的 | opposed#反对的