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关于afraid的用法及解释

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  afraid是一个使用频率很高的形容词,它的用法很广泛,也很容易被人混淆的一个词汇,接下来小编在这里给大家带来afraid的用法,,我们一起来看看吧!

  afraid的用法

  afraid一般作名词表示害怕的;担心的;恐怕;畏惧,害怕,其常用的固定搭配具有以下几种

  1. be afraid of sth (sb) afraid 害怕某事(某人)。

  如:

  Are you afraid of dogs?

  你害狗吗?

  There’s nothing to be afraid of.

  没什么可害怕的。

  比较:He is afraid of her. 他怕她。 


  He is afraid with her. 跟她在一起时,他很害怕。

  2. be afraid of doing sth 担心会发生某事或某情况(但实际上未必会发生)。

  如:She was afraid of waking her husband. 她怕吵醒她丈夫。

  I was afraid of hurting her feelings. 我怕伤害她的感情。

  注:be afraid of doing sth 表示担心会发生某事或某情况时,其后也可用 be afraid that 替换。

  如:He was afraid of losing face. =He was afraid (that) he’d lose face. 他怕失面子。害怕做某事或不敢做某事(指缺乏勇气或害怕其后果而不敢)。

  如:I’m afraid of telling her. 我不敢告诉她。 
He was afraid of jumping. 他不敢跳。

  3. be afraid to do sth 害怕做某事或不敢做某事。

  如:He was afraid to fly in a plane. 他不敢坐飞机。

  He was afraid to go into the house and meet his father. 他不敢进屋去见他父亲。

  注:以上两类句型的异同之处:表示担心会发生某事或某情况,只能用 be afraid of doing sth, 而表示害怕做某事或不敢做某事等,则两者都可用。如:Don’t be afraid to ask [of asking] question. 不要害怕问问题。He is afraid to go out [of going out] alone at night. 他不敢晚上一个人出去。

  afraid的相关解释

  adj. 害怕的;担心的;恐怕;畏惧,害怕

  afraid的例句

  1. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her.

  她感到从未有过的害怕。

  2. "I'm afraid he's ill." — "I'm sorry to hear that."

  “恐怕他生病了。”——“真是遗憾。”

  3. Why should a great community like a university be afraid of nihilism?

  为什么像大学这样人才济济的社区要害怕虚无主义呢?

  4. I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you.

  我担心你会觉得我们是在勉强你。

  5. Aren't you afraid of being seen as a righteous crusader?

  你不怕被人看作是一个装腔作势的改革者?

  6. He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction.

  他有点害怕父亲的反应。

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