afraid

A1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #424 ★★★☆☆

a. 害怕的, 恐怕的, 遗憾的

发音

US /əˈfɹeɪd/
其它 /əˈfɹɛd/

词形变化

more afraid 比较级 most afraid 最高级

别名

affraid afrayed fraid affrayed 'fraid

教材释义与例句

形容词

害怕的；恐怕；担心的

frightened because you think that you may get hurt or that something bad may happen

There's no need to be afraid.

没有必要害怕。

释义与例句

adj. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

    害怕

    怕

    表语

    He is afraid of death.

    He is afraid to ask her out.

    He is afraid of the future.

    I’m not afraid of telling / to tell you the truth: I'm reluctant to go in you car because I’m too afraid of crashing.

  2. 2.

    Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation.

    恐怕

    表语

    I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter.

  3. 3.

    Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something).

    表语

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

unafraid

近义相关 10

scared concerned frightened shocked terrified panicked hunted numb alarmed fearful

参见 3

cowardly fearful timid

相关短语

afraid of one's own shadow I'm afraid so 恐怕是的 I'm afraid not 恐怕不是 I am afraid of this I'm afraid

词源

From Middle English affrayed, affraied, past participle of afraien (“to affray”), from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”), from Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”), from es- (“out”) + freer (“to secure, secure the peace”), from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from Proto-Germanic *frijōną (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). By surface analysis, affray + -ed. Compare also afeard. More at free, friend.

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