關(guān)于afraid的用法及解釋
關(guān)于afraid的用法及解釋
afraid是一個(gè)使用頻率很高的形容詞,它的用法很廣泛,也很容易被人混淆的一個(gè)詞匯,接下來小編在這里給大家?guī)韆fraid的用法,,我們一起來看看吧!
afraid的用法
afraid一般作名詞表示害怕的;擔(dān)心的;恐怕;畏懼,害怕,其常用的固定搭配具有以下幾種
1. be afraid of sth (sb) afraid 害怕某事(某人)。
如:
Are you afraid of dogs?
你害狗嗎?
There’s nothing to be afraid of.
沒什么可害怕的。
比較:He is afraid of her. 他怕她。
He is afraid with her. 跟她在一起時(shí),他很害怕。
2. be afraid of doing sth 擔(dān)心會(huì)發(fā)生某事或某情況(但實(shí)際上未必會(huì)發(fā)生)。
如:She was afraid of waking her husband. 她怕吵醒她丈夫。
I was afraid of hurting her feelings. 我怕傷害她的感情。
注:be afraid of doing sth 表示擔(dān)心會(huì)發(fā)生某事或某情況時(shí),其后也可用 be afraid that 替換。
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(指缺乏勇氣或害怕其后果而不敢)。
如:I’m afraid of telling her. 我不敢告訴她。 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. 他不敢坐飛機(jī)。
He was afraid to go into the house and meet his father. 他不敢進(jìn)屋去見他父親。
注:以上兩類句型的異同之處:表示擔(dān)心會(huì)發(fā)生某事或某情況,只能用 be afraid of doing sth, 而表示害怕做某事或不敢做某事等,則兩者都可用。如:Don’t be afraid to ask [of asking] question. 不要害怕問問題。He is afraid to go out [of going out] alone at night. 他不敢晚上一個(gè)人出去。
afraid的相關(guān)解釋
adj. 害怕的;擔(dān)心的;恐怕;畏懼,害怕
afraid的例句
1. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her.
她感到從未有過的害怕。
2. "I'm afraid he's ill." — "I'm sorry to hear that."
“恐怕他生病了?!?mdash;—“真是遺憾?!?/p>
3. Why should a great community like a university be afraid of nihilism?
為什么像大學(xué)這樣人才濟(jì)濟(jì)的社區(qū)要害怕虛無主義呢?
4. I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you.
我擔(dān)心你會(huì)覺得我們是在勉強(qiáng)你。
5. Aren't you afraid of being seen as a righteous crusader?
你不怕被人看作是一個(gè)裝腔作勢(shì)的改革者?
6. He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction.
他有點(diǎn)害怕父親的反應(yīng)。