afraid基本解释
adj.抱歉的；担心的；害怕的
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adj
1. filled with regret or concern
used often to soften an unpleasant statement
e.g. I'm afraid I won't be able to come
he was afraid he would have to let her go
I'm afraid you're wrong
2. feeling worry or concern or insecurity
e.g. She was afraid that I might be embarrassed
terribly afraid of offending someone
I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict
3. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
e.g. afraid of hard work
afraid to show emotion
1. 害怕的；恐惧的
If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
e.g. She did not seem at all afraid...
她毫无惧色。
e.g. I was afraid of the other boys...
我害怕其他的男孩们。
2. 担心的；忧虑的
If you are afraid for someone else, you are worried that something horrible is going to happen to them.
afraid的近义词
e.g. She's afraid for her family in Somalia.
她为身在索马里的家人担心。
3. 顾忌的；犯愁的
If you are afraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it.
e.g. I was afraid that nobody would believe me...
我担心没有人会相信我。
e.g. The Government is afraid of losing the election...
现届政府担心会在选举中落败。
4. （用以道歉或婉转地提出异议）很抱歉，很遗憾，恐怕
If you want to apologize to someone or to disagree with them in a polite way, you can say I'm afraid.
e.g. We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid...
我们恐怕没有那样的东西。
e.g. I'm afraid I can't help you...
恐怕我帮不了你。
1. 害怕、担心：我问他们是否害怕、担心(afraid)警察来. surprised 感到惊讶的;pleased高兴的,满足的;determined坚决的,决定了的. 47 D 常识运用逻辑推理警察可能来阻止(stop)他们. 警察对于这样的事有不着去逮住、查封( seize)、搏斗、对抗(fight)或是搜寻、调查(search)的,
2. 害怕的：one#一人(或物) | afraid#害怕的 | opposed#反对的
交通
B：You haven’t (taken/ ridden/ been on) the bus before?
你以前没有（坐过/搭过/乘坐过）公车？
afraid的意思
A：No, I’m afraid not.
没有，恐怕没有坐过。
包装衬衣
A：How are the shirts packed?
衬衫怎样包装？
B：They're packed in cardboard boxes.
它们用纸板箱包装。
afraid什么意思
A：I'm afraid the cardboard boxes are not strong enough for ocean transportation.
我担心远洋运输用纸板箱不够结实。
请求帮助
A：Could you come and spend the weekend with us?
你能来跟我们一起共度周末吗？
B：Oh, I’m afraid I can’t. I’ve had a date already.
啊，恐怕不行。我已经有约在先了。
A：That’s too bad!
真是可惜！
B：Maybe some other time.
下次好啦。
I was affraid of trampling on every traveller that I met.
出自：SwiftWilling to wound, and yet afraid to strike.
出自：PopeI am afraid you do not like your pen.
出自：J. AustenAfraid lest the poetical spirit should be swept away.
出自：G. H. LewesA man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned.
出自：J. M. SyngeI have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid.
出自：T. S. EliotI was afraid..that my house was on fire.
出自：Scott FitzgeraldMother was afraid I should freeze in the Parisian hotels.
出自：W. Stevens误 I afraid of dogs.
正 I am afraid of dogs.
析 afraid虽具有动作意义,但切不可把afraid误用作动词。
他非常害怕迟到。误 He was very afraid of being late.
正 He was much afraid of being late.
析 afraid表示“很害怕”时,可以加much修饰,但不可加very。不过,在much afraid之前却可以再加very进一步加强语气,特别是在I'm afraid 相当于I'm sorry 时,更常用very much修饰。例如：
I'm very much afraid he's out.非常抱歉,他不在家。我比你更怕他。误 I am afraider of him than you.
正 I am more afraid of him than you.
他的儿子中小的最怕黑。误 The youngest of his sons is afraidest of dark.
正 The youngest of his sons is most afraid of dark.
析 afraid不可加-er,-est构成比较级和最高级。
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the apples.
他担心如果他把树种在路旁，陌生人会偷苹果。
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He's afraid his son will fall asleep in writing lessons.
他担心他的儿子在写作课上睡着了。
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They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers.
他们担心孩子花太多时间在电脑上，与老师交流的时间会减少。
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Don't be afraid of failure.
不要害怕失败。
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Are you afraid of going to the dentist（牙医）?
你害怕去看牙医吗？
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Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in trouble.
当你遇到困难时，永远不要害怕向别人寻求帮助。
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