fear 的英语意思
fearfear1 /fɪə $ fɪr/ noun
查看全部语言翻译1[countable, uncountable] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen当你害怕或担忧某件坏事即将发生时所产生的感觉fear of
a fear of flying对乘飞机的恐惧fear that
There are fears that share prices could decrease still further.有人担忧股价可能会进一步下跌。fear for
The girl’s parents expressed fears for her safety.女孩的父母表达了对她安全的担忧。in fear
The children looked at her in fear.孩子们恐惧地看着她。without fear
People must be able to express their views without fear of criticism.人们必须能够毫无顾忌地表达自己的观点,不必担心受到批评。2for fear (that), for fear of something because you are worried that you will make something happen因为担心会使某事发生:
She finally ran away for fear that he would kill her.她最终逃跑了,生怕他会杀死她。for fear of doing something
He got to the station early, for fear of missing her.他提早赶到车站,生怕错过她。3no fear! British English informal非正式 used humorously to say that you are definitely not going to do something幽默用法,表示自己绝对不会去做某事:
‘Are you going to Bill’s party tonight?’ ‘No fear!’"你今晚要去比尔的派对吗?""才不呢!"4[uncountable] the possibility or danger that something bad might happen坏事可能发生的可能性或危险:
There’s no fear of revolt now.现在没有发生叛乱的危险。5put the fear of God into somebody informal非正式 to make someone feel that they must do something, by making sure they know what will happen if they do not do it让某人知道若不服从将有何后果,从而使其感到必须去做某事:
The Italian manager must have put the fear of God into his team.那位意大利主教练肯定让他的球队诚惶诚恐。6without fear or favour British English formal正式 in a fair way以公正的方式:
The law must be enforced without fear or favour.法律必须不偏不倚地执行。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词somebody’s worst/greatest fear· Her worst fear was never seeing her children again.她最大的恐惧是永远见不到她的孩子们。an irrational fear (=one that is not reasonable)· He grew up with an irrational fear of insects.他从小就对昆虫有莫名的恐惧。a deep-seated fear (=very strong and difficult to change)· He exploited people’s deep-seated fears about strangers.他利用了人们对陌生人根深蒂固的恐惧。groundless (=without any reason)· As it turned out, these fears were groundless.结果证明,这些担忧毫无根据。verbs动词conquer/overcome your fear (=stop being afraid)· She managed to conquer her fear of flying.她设法克服了对乘飞机的恐惧。shake/tremble with fear· He was shaking with fear after being held at gunpoint.遭人持枪威胁后,他吓得浑身发抖。show fear· She was determined not to show fear.她下定决心不让恐惧表露出来。be gripped by fear (=be very afraid)· We were gripped by fear as the boat was tossed around by the waves.当船被海浪颠簸时,我们被恐惧所笼罩。be paralysed with fear (=be so afraid that you cannot move)· Bruce was paralysed with fear when he saw the snake.布鲁斯看到蛇时被吓得动弹不得。confirm somebody’s fears (=show that what you were afraid of has actually happened)· The look on Colin’s face confirmed all my worst fears.科林脸上的表情证实了我所有最深的担忧。ease/allay/dispel somebody’s fears (=help someone stop being afraid)· Frank eased my fears about not being able to speak the local language.弗兰克消除了我对无法说当地语言的顾虑。phrases短语be in fear of/for your life (=be afraid that you may be killed)· Celia was in fear of her life when she saw the truck coming toward her.西莉亚看到卡车朝她驶来时,吓得以为自己性命难保。be full of fear· The residents are too full of fear to leave their houses.居民们恐惧万分,不敢离开家门。be/live in fear of something (=be always afraid of something)· They were constantly in fear of an enemy attack.他们一直生活在遭受敌人袭击的恐惧之中。have no fear of something· He had no fear of death.他毫不惧怕死亡。somebody’s hopes and fears· We each had different hopes and fears about the trip.我们每个人对这次旅行都有各自不同的期望和担忧。COMMON ERRORS常见错误 ► Do not say that someone ‘has fear’. Say that someone is frightened or is afraid.THESAURUS同义词辨析fear a feeling of being frightened受到惊吓的感觉: · He was trembling with fear.他因恐惧而颤抖。· Fear of failure should not stop you trying.对失败的恐惧不应阻止你去尝试。terror a feeling of great fear, because you think that something terrible is about to happen因预感某件可怕的事即将发生而产生的极度恐惧感: · She let out a scream of pure terror.她发出一声纯粹因恐惧而起的尖叫。fright a sudden feeling of fear, or a situation that makes you feel this突然产生的恐惧感,或使人产生这种感觉的情形: · My body was shaking with fright.我的身体因惊吓而颤抖。· You gave me a fright!你吓了我一跳!· He’s had a bit of fright, that’s all.他只是受了点惊吓,仅此而已。panic a sudden feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly使人无法清晰思考或理智行事的突然恐惧或紧张感: · She was in such a panic that she hardly knew what she was doing!她慌乱至极,几乎不知道自己在做什么!· There were scenes of sheer panic immediately following the bomb blast.爆炸发生后,现场立刻出现了一片极度恐慌的景象。alarm a feeling of fear or worry which shows in your voice or behaviour, because you think something bad might happen因担心可能发生坏事而在声音或行为中流露出来的恐惧或忧虑感: · When I mentioned her name, he looked up at me in alarm.当我提到她的名字时,他惊慌地抬头看着我。· The streets were calm and there was no sign of alarm.街道平静,没有任何不安的迹象。foreboding /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/ a feeling that something bad or unpleasant might happen although there is no obvious reason why it should一种预感某件不好或不愉快的事可能会发生的感觉,尽管没有明显的理由: · She felt the same sense of foreboding she had before her father died.她感到了同样的不祥预感,就像父亲去世前一样。phobia /ˈfəʊbiə $ ˈfoʊ-/ a permanent strong unreasonable fear of something对某事物持久而强烈的非理性恐惧: · I had a phobia about going to the dentist.我有看牙医的恐惧症。
查看全部语言翻译1[countable, uncountable] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen当你害怕或担忧某件坏事即将发生时所产生的感觉fear of
a fear of flying对乘飞机的恐惧fear that
There are fears that share prices could decrease still further.有人担忧股价可能会进一步下跌。fear for
The girl’s parents expressed fears for her safety.女孩的父母表达了对她安全的担忧。in fear
The children looked at her in fear.孩子们恐惧地看着她。without fear
People must be able to express their views without fear of criticism.人们必须能够毫无顾忌地表达自己的观点,不必担心受到批评。2for fear (that), for fear of something because you are worried that you will make something happen因为担心会使某事发生:
She finally ran away for fear that he would kill her.她最终逃跑了,生怕他会杀死她。for fear of doing something
He got to the station early, for fear of missing her.他提早赶到车站,生怕错过她。3no fear! British English informal非正式 used humorously to say that you are definitely not going to do something幽默用法,表示自己绝对不会去做某事:
‘Are you going to Bill’s party tonight?’ ‘No fear!’"你今晚要去比尔的派对吗?""才不呢!"4[uncountable] the possibility or danger that something bad might happen坏事可能发生的可能性或危险:
There’s no fear of revolt now.现在没有发生叛乱的危险。5put the fear of God into somebody informal非正式 to make someone feel that they must do something, by making sure they know what will happen if they do not do it让某人知道若不服从将有何后果,从而使其感到必须去做某事:
The Italian manager must have put the fear of God into his team.那位意大利主教练肯定让他的球队诚惶诚恐。6without fear or favour British English formal正式 in a fair way以公正的方式:
The law must be enforced without fear or favour.法律必须不偏不倚地执行。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词somebody’s worst/greatest fear· Her worst fear was never seeing her children again.她最大的恐惧是永远见不到她的孩子们。an irrational fear (=one that is not reasonable)· He grew up with an irrational fear of insects.他从小就对昆虫有莫名的恐惧。a deep-seated fear (=very strong and difficult to change)· He exploited people’s deep-seated fears about strangers.他利用了人们对陌生人根深蒂固的恐惧。groundless (=without any reason)· As it turned out, these fears were groundless.结果证明,这些担忧毫无根据。verbs动词conquer/overcome your fear (=stop being afraid)· She managed to conquer her fear of flying.她设法克服了对乘飞机的恐惧。shake/tremble with fear· He was shaking with fear after being held at gunpoint.遭人持枪威胁后,他吓得浑身发抖。show fear· She was determined not to show fear.她下定决心不让恐惧表露出来。be gripped by fear (=be very afraid)· We were gripped by fear as the boat was tossed around by the waves.当船被海浪颠簸时,我们被恐惧所笼罩。be paralysed with fear (=be so afraid that you cannot move)· Bruce was paralysed with fear when he saw the snake.布鲁斯看到蛇时被吓得动弹不得。confirm somebody’s fears (=show that what you were afraid of has actually happened)· The look on Colin’s face confirmed all my worst fears.科林脸上的表情证实了我所有最深的担忧。ease/allay/dispel somebody’s fears (=help someone stop being afraid)· Frank eased my fears about not being able to speak the local language.弗兰克消除了我对无法说当地语言的顾虑。phrases短语be in fear of/for your life (=be afraid that you may be killed)· Celia was in fear of her life when she saw the truck coming toward her.西莉亚看到卡车朝她驶来时,吓得以为自己性命难保。be full of fear· The residents are too full of fear to leave their houses.居民们恐惧万分,不敢离开家门。be/live in fear of something (=be always afraid of something)· They were constantly in fear of an enemy attack.他们一直生活在遭受敌人袭击的恐惧之中。have no fear of something· He had no fear of death.他毫不惧怕死亡。somebody’s hopes and fears· We each had different hopes and fears about the trip.我们每个人对这次旅行都有各自不同的期望和担忧。COMMON ERRORS常见错误 ► Do not say that someone ‘has fear’. Say that someone is frightened or is afraid.THESAURUS同义词辨析fear a feeling of being frightened受到惊吓的感觉: · He was trembling with fear.他因恐惧而颤抖。· Fear of failure should not stop you trying.对失败的恐惧不应阻止你去尝试。terror a feeling of great fear, because you think that something terrible is about to happen因预感某件可怕的事即将发生而产生的极度恐惧感: · She let out a scream of pure terror.她发出一声纯粹因恐惧而起的尖叫。fright a sudden feeling of fear, or a situation that makes you feel this突然产生的恐惧感,或使人产生这种感觉的情形: · My body was shaking with fright.我的身体因惊吓而颤抖。· You gave me a fright!你吓了我一跳!· He’s had a bit of fright, that’s all.他只是受了点惊吓,仅此而已。panic a sudden feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly使人无法清晰思考或理智行事的突然恐惧或紧张感: · She was in such a panic that she hardly knew what she was doing!她慌乱至极,几乎不知道自己在做什么!· There were scenes of sheer panic immediately following the bomb blast.爆炸发生后,现场立刻出现了一片极度恐慌的景象。alarm a feeling of fear or worry which shows in your voice or behaviour, because you think something bad might happen因担心可能发生坏事而在声音或行为中流露出来的恐惧或忧虑感: · When I mentioned her name, he looked up at me in alarm.当我提到她的名字时,他惊慌地抬头看着我。· The streets were calm and there was no sign of alarm.街道平静,没有任何不安的迹象。foreboding /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/ a feeling that something bad or unpleasant might happen although there is no obvious reason why it should一种预感某件不好或不愉快的事可能会发生的感觉,尽管没有明显的理由: · She felt the same sense of foreboding she had before her father died.她感到了同样的不祥预感,就像父亲去世前一样。phobia /ˈfəʊbiə $ ˈfoʊ-/ a permanent strong unreasonable fear of something对某事物持久而强烈的非理性恐惧: · I had a phobia about going to the dentist.我有看牙医的恐惧症。fearfear2 verb
1[intransitive, transitive] to feel afraid or worried that something bad may happen感到害怕或担忧某件坏事可能会发生:
Fearing violence, the group asked for police protection.担心发生暴力事件,该团体请求警方保护。fear (that)
Police fear that there may be further terrorist attacks.警方担心可能会发生更多恐怖袭击。fear to do something formal正式
Women feared to go out at night.女性们害怕在夜晚外出。fear for somebody
His wife seemed depressed, and he feared for his children.他妻子看起来情绪低落,他为孩子们感到忧心。fear for somebody’s safety/life
a terrifying ordeal in which she feared for her life她担心性命难保的一段可怕遭遇
Hundreds of people are feared dead in the ferry disaster.渡轮灾难中恐有数百人遇难。GRAMMAR语法In more formal English, you say it is feared that something is true: · It is feared that the child has been abducted.在较为正式的英语中,可以说 it is feared that 某事属实:· 据担心,该儿童已遭绑架。2fear the worst to think that the worst possible thing has happened or might happen认为最糟糕的事情已经发生或可能发生:
When Tom heard about the accident he immediately feared the worst.汤姆得知事故消息后,立刻往最坏处想。3[transitive] to be afraid of someone and what they might do害怕某人及其可能采取的行动:
As a leader, he was distrusted and even feared.作为领导者,他不受信任,甚至令人畏惧。4I fear formal正式 used when telling someone that you think that something bad has happened or is true用于告诉对方你认为某件不好的事情已经发生或属实I fear (that)
I fear that there is little more we can do.恐怕我们已经无能为力了。I fear so/I fear not
‘Were they satisfied?’ ‘I fear not.’"他们满意了吗?""恐怕没有。"5fear not/never fear formal正式 used to tell someone not to worry用于叫人不要担心:
Never fear, he’ll be with us soon.别担心,他很快就会来的。 → God-fearing
1[intransitive, transitive] to feel afraid or worried that something bad may happen感到害怕或担忧某件坏事可能会发生:
Fearing violence, the group asked for police protection.担心发生暴力事件,该团体请求警方保护。fear (that)
Police fear that there may be further terrorist attacks.警方担心可能会发生更多恐怖袭击。fear to do something formal正式
Women feared to go out at night.女性们害怕在夜晚外出。fear for somebody
His wife seemed depressed, and he feared for his children.他妻子看起来情绪低落,他为孩子们感到忧心。fear for somebody’s safety/life
a terrifying ordeal in which she feared for her life她担心性命难保的一段可怕遭遇
Hundreds of people are feared dead in the ferry disaster.渡轮灾难中恐有数百人遇难。GRAMMAR语法In more formal English, you say it is feared that something is true: · It is feared that the child has been abducted.在较为正式的英语中,可以说 it is feared that 某事属实:· 据担心,该儿童已遭绑架。2fear the worst to think that the worst possible thing has happened or might happen认为最糟糕的事情已经发生或可能发生:
When Tom heard about the accident he immediately feared the worst.汤姆得知事故消息后,立刻往最坏处想。3[transitive] to be afraid of someone and what they might do害怕某人及其可能采取的行动:
As a leader, he was distrusted and even feared.作为领导者,他不受信任,甚至令人畏惧。4I fear formal正式 used when telling someone that you think that something bad has happened or is true用于告诉对方你认为某件不好的事情已经发生或属实I fear (that)
I fear that there is little more we can do.恐怕我们已经无能为力了。I fear so/I fear not
‘Were they satisfied?’ ‘I fear not.’"他们满意了吗?""恐怕没有。"5fear not/never fear formal正式 used to tell someone not to worry用于叫人不要担心:
Never fear, he’ll be with us soon.别担心,他很快就会来的。 → God-fearing