[朗文英语]:好怕怕之afraid

你知道afraid的用法有哪些吗？ Afraid adj（不用于名词前） 标签：s1 w2（口语中常见的1000个单词之一，书面语中常见的2000个单词之一） 1、害怕的，恐惧的（同义词:scared） 例证： There’s no need to be afraid. 没有必要害怕。 Afraid of (doing)sth Kids who are afraid of the dark. 怕黑的孩子 He was afraid of being caught by the police. 他怕被警察抓住。 Afraid to do sth Zoe was half afraid(=a little afraid) to go back in the house. 佐伊有点害怕回到那幢房子里。 语体： In everyday English,people often say scared rather than afraid. 在日常英语中，人们一般说scared，而不说afraid: I’m scared of heights. 我恐高。 2、担心的，忧虑的。 Afraid (that) He was afraid that the other kids would laught at him. 他担心其他孩子会嘲笑他。 Afraid of (doing)sth I didn’t tell her because I was afraid of upsetting her. 我没有告诉她，因为怕她不高兴。 The government was afraid of a public outcry. 政府担心民众强烈抗议。 Afraid to do sth Don’t be afraid to ask for help. 不要怕寻求帮助。 3、afraid for sb/sth 为某人、某事担心 Her father looked ill and she was suddenly afraid for him. 她父亲看上去不舒服，她一下子为他担心起来。 Many of us were afraid for our jobs. 我们许多人为自己的工作担心。 4、I’m afraid [口语] 恐怕，很遗憾 That’s the most we can offer you,I’m afraid. 恐怕我们最多只能给你这些了。 [+(that)] I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong address. 恐怕你找错地址了。 —Is she very ill? —I’m afraid so(=yes) “她病得很厉害吗？”“恐怕是的”。 —did you see him? —I’m afraid not(=no) “你见到他了吗？”“很遗憾，没有。” 语法： 1、Afraid to do sth 意思是“害怕做某事”： They are afraid to express their political views. 他们不敢表达自己的政治观点。 2、afraid of doing sth 也有此含义，但它更多的时候是“担心会发生某事”的意思： They were afraid of damaging their careers. 他们担心会毁掉自己的事业。