n.(名词)

1. 敬畏，畏惧
2. 可能（性）
3. 担心，忧虑，顾虑，不安，担忧
4. 恐怖，恐惧，害怕，惧怕
5. 机遇
6. 令人害怕的事物
7. 唯恐（发生危险），以免（发生危险）
8. 害怕会丧生

v.(动词)

1. 害怕，畏惧，惧怕，恐惧
2. 恐怕，生怕
3. 猜想
4. （感到）忧虑，感到顾虑，担心，为...担心，为...忧虑，担忧
5. 畏敬，敬畏
6. 不敢，以免

n.(名词)

1. [U]恐惧,惧怕 emotion caused by the nearness or possibility of danger, pain, evil, etc.
2. [C]畏惧 this emotion caused by sth
3. [U]可能性 likelihood or possibility, espec-ially of sth bad

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 害怕,为…担心 be afraid (for the safety of sb/sth); have a feeling that there will be trouble, danger, pain

Noun:

1. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

2. an anxious feeling;

   "care had aged him"
   "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
   

3. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something;

   "the fear of God"
   "the Chinese reverence for the dead"
   "the French treat food with gentle reverence"
   "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
   

Verb:

1. be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event;

   "I fear she might get aggressive"
   

2. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;

   "I fear the winters in Moscow"
   "We should not fear the Communists!"
   

3. be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement;

   "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
   

4. be uneasy or apprehensive about;

   "I fear the results of the final exams"
   

5. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of;

   "fear God as your father"
   "We venerate genius"
   

1.恐惧;惧怕
fear is the unpleasant feeling you have when you think that you are in danger.

e.g. I was sitting on the floor shivering withfear.
我坐在地板上，吓得发抖。
e.g. ...boyhood memories of sickness andfear of the dark...
儿时记忆中的病痛和对黑暗的恐惧

2.害怕;惧怕
If youfear someone or something, you are frightened because you think that they will harm you.

e.g. Many peoplefear change because they do not like the old ways to be disrupted.
很多人惧怕变化，因为他们不喜欢旧有的生活方式遭到破坏。

3.担心;担忧;忧心
Afear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened.

fear

e.g. These youngsters are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but byfear of failure...
激发这些年轻人的不是对成就的渴望，而是对失败的担心。
e.g. Then one day his worst fears were confirmed...
后来有一天，他最担心的事终于发生了。

4.担心;担忧;忧虑
If youfear something unpleasant or undesirable, you are worried that it might happen or might have happened.

e.g. She had feared she was going down with pneumonia or bronchitis...
她担心会得肺炎或支气管炎。
e.g. More than two million refugees have fled the area, fearing attack by loyalist forces.
两百多万难民担心受到效忠旧政府的势力的攻击而逃离该地区。

5.(坏事发生的)可能性，机会，几率
If you say that there is afear that something unpleasant or undesirable will happen, you mean that you think it is possible or likely.

e.g. There was nofear that anything would be misunderstood...
并无引起误会的可能性。
e.g. There is afear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors.
人们担心冻结银行账户可能会长期阻碍投资。

6.(替…)担心;(为…)担忧
If youfear for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger.

e.g. Carla fears for her son...
卡拉为儿子担心。
e.g. He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life.
他星期五逃走了，说是担心自己有生命危险。

7.担心;担忧
If you havefears for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger.

e.g. He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture.
他也谈到了对祖国文化前途的担忧。
e.g. ...fear for her own safety.
对她自己安全的担心

8.害怕做;不愿做
If youfear to do something, you are afraid to do it or you do not wish to do it.

e.g. She pursed her lips together, as though fearing to betray her news...
她闭紧双唇，仿佛害怕透露出她的消息。
e.g. Old peoplefear to leave their homes.
老年人都不愿背井离乡。

9.恐怕
You say that youfear that a situation is the case when the situation is unpleasant or undesirable, and when you want to express sympathy, sorrow, or regret about it.

e.g. Ifear that a land war now looks very probable...
恐怕陆地战爆发的可能性很大。
e.g. 'Is anything left at all?' — 'Ifear not.'
“留下什么东西了吗?” ——“恐怕没有。”

10.在对…的担心之中;在对…的恐惧之中
If you arein fear of doing or experiencing something unpleasant or undesirable, you are very worried that you might have to do it or experience it.

e.g. The elderly live infear of assault and murder.
老人们生活在对袭击和谋杀的恐惧之中。

11.以免;免得
If you take a particular course of actionfor fear of something, you take the action in order to prevent that thing happening.

e.g. She was afraid to say anything to them forfear of hurting their feelings...
她什么都不敢对他们说，以免伤害他们的感情。
e.g. No one dared shoot forfear of hitting Pete.
没人敢开枪，怕伤着皮特。

12.别担心;不用怕
You say 'fear not' or 'never fear' to someone when you are telling them not to worry or be frightened.

fear

e.g. fear not, Darlene will protect me...
别担心，达琳会保护我的。
e.g. You'll get the right training, neverfear.
你会受到正规训练的，别担心。

13.绝对不;当然不
You use 'no fear' to emphasize that you do not want to do something.

fear在线翻译

e.g. When I asked him if he wanted to change his mind, William said 'Nofear.'
我问威廉是否想改主意，他说：“绝不会。”

14.故意吓唬;故意使…担心
If someone or somethingputs the fear of God into you, they frighten or worry you, often deliberately.

e.g. At some time or other Eve had obviously put thefear of God into her.
显然伊芙时不时有意吓唬她一下。

1. 担心：他们知道自己国家的经济方面的竞争力(competitive)强,可以从自由贸易(liberalization)中获得最大利益(profit),而发展中(developing)国家担心(fear)自己的经济会遭到西方强势(superior)生产力的淹没(swamp).

He is haunted by the fear that the police will find the truth.

他坐立难安,担心警察最终会发现真相。

The thought of returning filled him with fear.

一想到还要回去,他心里就害怕。

Crusoe stared at the footprint, full of fear.

克鲁索盯着脚印,心里充满了恐惧。

The refugees fear persecution if they return to their own country.

难民们害怕回到自己的国家后会惨遭迫害。

I fear that he is going to die.

我担心他快死了。

The plague was greatly feared in the Middle Ages.

在中世纪时，这种瘟疫十分可怕。

(a) fear of the dark'/spiders'/flying, etc.

害怕黑暗、蜘蛛、坐飞机等

Her eyes showed no fear.

她的眼神无丝毫畏惧。

The child was shaking with fear .

小孩吓得发抖。

We lived in constant fear of losing our jobs.

我们一直生活在担心失去工作的阴影里。

her fears for her son's safety

她对儿子安全的担忧

the fear that he had cancer

他对患癌症的恐惧

I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear.

我坐在地板上，吓得发抖。

...boyhood memories of sickness and fear of the dark...

儿时记忆中的病痛和对黑暗的恐惧

Many people fear change because they do not like the old ways to be disrupted.

很多人惧怕变化，因为他们不喜欢旧有的生活方式遭到破坏。

These youngsters are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure...

激发这些年轻人的不是对成就的渴望，而是对失败的担心。

Then one day his worst fears were confirmed...

后来有一天，他最担心的事终于发生了。

She had feared she was going down with pneumonia or bronchitis...

她担心会得肺炎或支气管炎。

More than two million refugees have fled the area, fearing attack by loyalist forces.

两百多万难民担心受到效忠旧政府的势力的攻击而逃离该地区。

There was no fear that anything would be misunderstood...

并无引起误会的可能性。

There is a fear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors.

人们担心冻结银行账户可能会长期阻碍投资。

Carla fears for her son...

卡拉为儿子担心。

He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life.

他星期五逃走了，说是担心自己有生命危险。

He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture.

他也谈到了对祖国文化前途的担忧。

...fear for her own safety.

对她自己安全的担心

She pursed her lips together, as though fearing to betray her news...

她闭紧双唇，仿佛害怕透露出她的消息。

Old people fear to leave their homes.

老年人都不愿背井离乡。

I fear that a land war now looks very probable...

恐怕陆地战爆发的可能性很大。

'Is anything left at all?' 'u2014 'I fear not.'

“留下什么东西了吗?” ——“恐怕没有。”

The elderly live in fear of assault and murder.

老人们生活在对袭击和谋杀的恐惧之中。

She was afraid to say anything to them for fear of hurting their feelings...

她什么都不敢对他们说，以免伤害他们的感情。

No one dared shoot for fear of hitting Pete.

没人敢开枪，怕伤着皮特。

fear not, Darlene will protect me...

别担心，达琳会保护我的。

You'll get the right training, never fear.

你会受到正规训练的，别担心。

When I asked him if he wanted to change his mind, William said 'No fear.'

我问威廉是否想改主意，他说：“绝不会。”

At some time or other Eve had obviously put the fear of God into her.

显然伊芙时不时有意吓唬她一下。

1. Love, hate, joy, fear and grief are emotions.
   爱、恨、高兴、恐惧、悲伤都是情感。
2. Hope and fear alternated in my breast.
   我忽儿充满希望,忽儿忧心忡忡。
3. Grave fears are felt for the safety of the missing climbers.
   人们为失踪的爬山者的安全甚为担忧。
4. High places are her biggest fear.
   她最怕在高处停留。
5. The strange noise stroke fear into her mind.
   那种奇怪的声音使她惧怕不已。
6. They forgot all the fears at once.
   他们一下子忘记了所有的恐惧。
7. She speaks without fear of reservation.
   她无所畏惧地畅所欲言。
8. A serious incident along the border increased our fears of war.
   边境上的一起严重事件增加了我们对战争的担忧。
9. He was kept at home by fear for his money.
   他惧怕别人偷他的钱而呆在家里。
10. He obeyed from fear.
    他因惧怕而服从。
11. He was unable to speak at the meeting for fear.
    因为害怕他没能在会上发言。
12. There was a look of fear in his eyes.
    他的眼睛里流露出恐惧。

～+that-clause

1. Your fears that he would get lost were unnecessary.
   你不必担心他会迷路。
2. I have a fear that we will be late.
   我担心我们要迟到了。
3. There's some fear that she'll be too late.
   她很有可能到得很迟。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Never fear!You will succeed.
   不要怕,你会成功的。
2. Don't fear!I'll be on your side.
   别怕,我会支持你的。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. My little sister fears thunder.
   我的小妹妹怕雷声。
2. I fear the worst.
   我担心发生最坏的情况。
3. Some women fear snakes instinctively.
   有些女人天生怕蛇。
4. Most people fear death.
   许多人怕死。
5. The family feared the unexpected and unknown.
   家里人对料想不到和吉凶未卜的事感到害怕。
6. She offered up her prayers because she feared evil and misfortune.
   她由于害怕灾祸和不幸而做起了祷告。
7. The farmers tried to fear the crows out of corn by planting several men of straw.
   农民们树起了几个稻草人,试图把乌鸦从玉米地里吓跑。
8. Though he believed that he ought to have nothing to fear for himself, he wanted someone else to look at the cloth first.
   虽然他认为自己不该有什么害怕的,但他还是要别人先去看看那块布料。
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9. These tigers are not to be feared.
   这些老虎并不可怕。
10. A dog is not to be feared.
    狗并不可怕。

S+～+to- v

1. She fears to speak in public.
   她怕在公众场合讲话。
2. She feared to speak in your presence.
   她不敢在你面前讲话。
3. Don't fear to tell the truth.
   不要害怕说出真实情况。
4. They feared to attack him because of his popularity.
   他们不敢攻击他是因为他很得人心。
5. We fear to hurt her feelings.
   我们怕伤害她的感情。
6. For the cause of revolution, he did not fear to die.
   为了革命事业,他不怕牺牲自己。

S+～+ v -ing

1. She fears walking alone at night.
   她怕晚间一个人走路。
2. She feared staying alone in the farmhouse.
   她害怕独自留在农舍里。
3. They feared having their eyes ruined by the salt water.
   他们害怕眼睛被海水损坏。

S+～+(that-)clause

1. I fear that he is not at home.
   我恐怕他不在家。
2. I fear it will rain tomorrow.
   明天恐怕会下雨的。
3. I fear I've made a mistake.
   我恐怕犯了个错误。
4. I fear that he must have gone.
   我怕他已经走了。
5. I fear he will fall ill.
   我担心他会生病。
6. I fear that I underrate the difficulty of the task.
   我担心我低估了这项任务的困难。
7. She no longer feared that they should misunderstand her.
   她再也不怕他们会误解她了。
8. She feared that she might not find him in his room.
   她恐怕在他的房间找不到他。
9. I fear it won't do much good.
   我担心这样做没有多少好处。
10. I fear lest we commit an inexcusable blunder.
    我为我们会犯不可原谅的错误而担忧。

S+～+so/not

1. “Are they going to lose the game?” —“I fear so.”
   “他们会输掉比赛吗?”—— “我恐怕会的。”
2. “Is she badly ill?”“I fear so.”
   “她病得很重吗?”“我怕是吧。”
3. “Will he recover?”“I fear not.”
   “他能康复吗?”“恐怕不能。”

It is/was ～ed+that-clause

1. It is (much) to be feared that he may fail.
   恐怕他要失败。
2. It was feared that they would not be able to defend the town.
   有人担心他们会守不住这个城镇。
3. It was feared that he might have an accident.
   人们担心他出了事故。
4. It was feared that there was not enough food for everybody here.
   据报道,这里恐怕没有足够的食物提供给每个人。

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. He feared the children to make noise.
   他怕孩子们吵闹。
2. She feared the drink to be poisoned.
   她怕酒里有毒。

for fear

唯恐,以免(发生危险) in case; avoid the danger of sth happening
for fear of sth/v-ing

For fear of accidents, please drive slowly.

车辆慢行,以免出事。

I dare not go with you for fear of my father finding out.

我不敢与你一起去,以免我父亲发现。

He ran away for fear of being hurt.

他生怕受伤而逃跑。

She left an hour early for fear of missing her train.

她提早一小时离开,以免误了火车。

We spoke in whispers for fear of waking the baby.

我们轻声说话,以免吵醒婴儿。

for fear that/lest-clause

He works hard for fear that he should fail.

他怕失败,因此工作很努力。

She's working hard for fear that she would be fired.

她因怕解雇而努力工作。

Take a raincoat with you for fear that it may rain.

你带上雨衣以防下雨。

They didn't say much for fear that the others might hear them.

他们没有多说话,怕其他人听见。

I daren't tell you what he did, for fear lest he should be angry with me.

我不敢将他所做之事告诉你,因为怕他对我发脾气。

hold no fears for

不能使某人感到害怕 not frighten sb

in fear and trembling

恐惧地,胆怯地 in a frightened or coward manner

in fear of sb/sth

为自己的安全担心 anxious for one's own safety

no fear

当然不… certainly not (used when answering a suggestion)

put the fear of God into sb

使某人非常恐惧 make sb very frightened

There's no fear of

某事不太可能发生 It's unlikely that sth will happen

There's not much fear of

某事不太可能发生 It's unlikely that sth will happen

without fear or favour

公正的,不偏不倚的 showing impartial justice

fear for (v.+prep.)

担心…的安全 worry about sb/sth
fear for sb/sth

All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home.

孩子初次出门,母亲总要为之担心。

She feared for the little boy when she saw him at the top of the tree.

她看到那小男孩在树顶上时,着实替他捏了一把汗。

I feared for the safety of those children who were climbing the mountain for the first time.

那些孩子第一次登山,我为他们的安全担心。

There is no need to fear for him.He is going to get well.

不必为他担忧,他很快就会好起来。

All mothers fear for their children when they travel far.

儿行千里母担忧。

She became so desperate, we feared for her sanity.

她如此绝望而拼命地乱喊乱叫,我们真担心她会不会精神失常。

They were so diligent that we feared for their health.

他们都那么用功,我们为他们的健康担心。

The miner's families fear for the lives of the men trapped underground.

矿工的家属为困在地下的人的生命而担心。

动词+～

• fear">allay fear减轻忧虑
• fear">arouse fear引起恐惧或忧虑
• fear">banish fear驱逐忧虑
• fear">beset by fear陷于忧虑或害怕中
• fear">brush aside fear消除忧虑
• fear">confirm sb's fear证实某人的担忧是有根据的
• fear%20of">conquer the fear of克服对…的惧怕心理
• fear">dismiss fear打消顾虑
• fear">dispel fear消除惧怕心理
• fear">dissipate fear打消顾虑
• fear">drown fear解忧
• fear">eliminate fear消除惧怕心理
• fear">entertain fear怀有惧怕心理
• fear">eradicate fear根除惧怕心理
• fear">evoke fear引起惧怕心理
• fear">express fear表示担心
• fear">feel a fear感到害怕,感到恐惧
• fear">fight back fear克服一种恐惧
• fear">forget fear忘记惧怕
• fear">have a fear害怕
• fear">obey from fear由于畏惧而服从
• fear">still a fear使恐惧的心情平静下来
• fear">suffer from a fear受到恐惧威胁,感到害怕

形容词+～

• fear">abysmal fear无限恐惧
• fear">anxious fear焦虑
• fear">childlike fear妇孺之怯
• fear">chilling fear恐惧
• fear">constant fear持续的害怕
• fear">continual fear持续不断的忧虑
• fear">cowardly fear胆怯
• fear">daily fear日常的忧虑
• fear">dark fear暗自担忧
• fear">deadly fear极度的害怕或担忧
• fear">depressive fear抑郁的忧虑
• fear">devouring fear不可忍受的忧虑或害怕
• fear">distracted fear心烦意乱的担忧,恐惧
• fear">distressing fear令人痛苦的担忧
• fear">dreadful fear惊骇
• fear">exaggerated fear持续的害怕或担忧
• fear">excessive fear极度的害怕或担忧
• fear">fainthearted fear胆怯
• fear">feminine fear妇孺之怯
• fear">foolish fear荒谬的担忧
• fear">general fear人皆有之的害怕
• fear">ghastly fear极度的害怕或担忧
• fear">ghostly fear可怕的恐惧
• fear">gloomy fear忧闷的担忧
• fear">grave fear恐怖
• fear">great fear极为担忧,极为害怕
• fear">grim fear非常担忧
• fear">groundless fear无根据的忧虑
• fear">growing fear日益加深的忧虑
• fear">helpless fear无助之忧
• fear">hideous fear惊骇
• fear">holy fear敬畏
• fear">horrible fear恐怖
• fear">hurtful fear痛苦不堪的担忧
• fear">impatient fear不耐烦的忧虑
• fear">incomprehensible fear莫名其妙的担忧
• fear">incredible fear不可思议的惧怕
• fear">indefinable fear莫名的惧怕
• fear">irrational fear不合情理的担忧或惧怕
• fear">jealous fear疑虑
• fear">lessening fear逐渐减轻的忧虑或害怕
• fear">lingering fear魂牵梦绕的忧虑
• fear">maiden fear引起恐慌
• fear">momentary fear时时刻刻的担忧
• fear">mortal fear致命的恐惧
• fear">mutual fear共同的担忧
• fear">mysterious fear莫名其妙的惧怕
• fear">nameless fear无以名状的忧虑
• fear">natural fear天生的害怕
• fear">never-buried fear永远难忘的惧怕
• fear">oppressive fear难以忍受的担忧
• fear">pale-hearted fear极度的担忧
• fear">panic fear引起恐慌的恐惧
• fear">perpetual fear没完没了的担心
• fear">petrified fear惊呆的惧怕
• fear">physical fear确确实实的担心
• fear">political fear政治上的忧虑
• fear">popular fear普遍的忧虑
• fear">prodigious fear巨大的担心
• fear">profound fear巨大的恐惧
• fear">prudent fear深谋远虑的担心
• fear">recanting fear多余的担心
• fear">remorseless fear证明有先见之明的担心
• fear">respectful fear敬畏
• fear">reverential fear敬畏
• fear">rising fear恐惧剧增
• fear">savage fear巨大的恐惧
• fear">secret fear暗自担心
• fear">selfish fear利己的担心
• fear">sharp fear惧怕
• fear">shivering fear发抖的惧怕
• fear">slight fear淡淡的忧虑
• fear">sneaking fear难以消除的忧虑
• fear">strange fear莫明其妙的害怕或担忧
• fear">sweeping fear广泛的忧虑
• fear">tender fear敏感的担心
• fear">terrible fear惧怕
• fear">trembling fear发抖的惧怕
• fear">trivial fear无关紧要的担心
• fear">unaccountable fear数不胜数的担心或害怕
• fear">unaccustomed fear反常的担心或害怕
• fear">uneasy fear焦虑
• fear">universal fear一致的担心
• fear">unnamed fear无以名状的担心或害怕
• fear">unnerving fear使人烦恼不安的担心
• fear">unreasonable fear无端的担心
• fear">unspoken fear默默的担心
• fear">unutterable fear难以形容的害怕或担心
• fear">various fear各种各样的害怕或担忧
• fear">womanly fear妇孺之怯
• fear">wonted fear惯常之忧
• fear">yearning fear挂念之忧

介词+～

• fear%20and%20trembling">in fear and trembling惊恐战栗,忐忑不安
• fear%20of%20discovery">in fear of discovery害怕被发现
• fear%20of%20sb%27s%20life">in fear of sb's life为某人的生命担忧
• fear">a wave of fear一阵恐惧

～+介词

• fear%20for%20sb%27s%20health">fear for sb's health为某人的健康担心
• fear%20for%20sb%27s%20safety">fear for sb's safety为某人的安全担忧
• fear%20of">fear of害怕…
• fear%20of%20accidents">fear of accidents怕发生事故
• fear%20of%20waking%20sb">fear of waking sb怕吵醒某人

～+名词

• fear%20danger">fear danger害怕危险
• fear%20death">fear death怕死
• fear%20difficulty">fear difficulty害怕困难
• fear%20dog">fear dog害怕狗
• fear%20fire">fear fire害怕火
• fear%20God">fear God敬畏上帝
• fear%20mice">fear mice害怕老鼠
• fear%20the%20worst">fear the worst担心会发生最坏的情况
• fear%20thunder">fear thunder害怕打雷

～+副词

• fear%20abysmally">fear abysmally无限害怕
• fear%20always">fear always一向害怕
• fear%20distressingly">fear distressingly令人苦恼地担心
• fear%20excessively">fear excessively极度担心
• fear%20grossly">fear grossly十分担心
• fear%20groundlessly">fear groundlessly无端地担心
• fear%20hauntingly">fear hauntingly吃不香睡不着地害怕
• fear%20inexpressibly">fear inexpressibly无以名状地害怕
• fear%20instinctively">fear instinctively本能地害怕
• fear%20irrationally">fear irrationally不合情理地害怕
• fear%20momentarily">fear momentarily时时刻刻担心
• fear%20morbidly">fear morbidly病态般地惧怕
• fear%20mysteriously">fear mysteriously莫名其妙地担心
• fear%20never">fear never别害怕
• fear%20oppressively">fear oppressively难以忍受地担心
• fear%20pathologically">fear pathologically病态般地惧怕
• fear%20secretly">fear secretly暗暗地害怕
• fear%20superstitiously">fear superstitiously由于迷信害怕
• fear%20unreasonably">fear unreasonably异常害怕
• fear%20unreasoningly">fear unreasoningly从骨子里害怕

～+介词

• fear%20for">fear for为…担心

• fear gripped him, a quite physical sensation, a tightening of the lungs, a weak fluttering in the stomach.

  出自：A. N. Wilson

• 'Cows kill four people a year..' said Bella, who always had a statistic to back up a fear.

  出自：F. Weldon

• Pale fear Haunted by ghastlier shapings.

  出自：personified

• A scarecrow..to fear the birds.

  出自：Measure for Measure,Shakespeare

n.(名词)

1. fear作抽象名词时的意思是“害怕”“担心”“忧虑”,指内在害怕的心理。
2. fear表示“恐惧”“惧怕”时,可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。 特指某种恐惧或多种恐惧时,可用作可数名词；表示“畏惧”时,是不可数名词。
3. fear表示“可能性”时,用作不可数名词,其后常接介词of短语。
4. fear后可接that引导的同位语从句。for fear that连接的从句总是虚拟的,并用肯定结构。

v.(动词)

1. fear表示对某人或某事害怕,多指害怕已存在或即将到来的危险,并含有避开之义。其含义与be afraid (of/to- v )基本相同,但fear常用作书面语,而be afraid (of/to- v )为日常用语。
2. fear可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,其宾语可以是名词、代词、动名词、动词不定式、that从句。fear还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
3. fear在需要搭用非谓语动词时,用动名词和不定式短语都可以,意思上差别不大,只是接动词不定式多表示“不敢主动地去做某事”,而接动名词多表示“对某动作的后果被动地害怕”,另外,接动词不定式多表示“害怕要去做某事”,接动名词时则表示“做某事时害怕”。
4. fear用作不及物动词时其后接介词for,表示“为…担心”。
5. fear后可接so或not代替前面出现的肯定句或否定句中的宾语。
6. I fear, we fear在口语中可以用来表达说话人的情绪,常用来传达不好的消息,表示遗憾或使语气婉转,后常接that从句,也可以把I fear, we fear放在句末。这样用时, fear只能用于一般现在时,相当于I am afraid, we are afraid。
7. 在新闻报道中, fear常用于被动结构。
8. fear通常不用于进行体。

1. fear作动词用，其后一般接不定式或动名词或者that从句，如fear to offend her或者fear offending her或者I fear that I may offend her；
2. 普遍日常用语中，用be afraid比fear更常见，而fear后加lest从句更加不常见。

   We were afraid (that) he might fail.
   第一句比第二句通俗得多。

3. fear作为名词时，后接that从句也比较常见。

   I have a fear that I may offend her.

4. for fear of，for fear that意思为“唯恐”，“以防”，注意fear之前都不加the。

   For fear of mispronouncing some words I read very slowly.
   唯恐念错音，我念得很慢。

n.(名词)

fear, alarm, dread, terror

这组词都有“惧怕,恐惧”的意思。其区别是：

fear是个广义词,指内在的害怕心理; dread指由于预知某一不愉快或令人惊惧的事要发生而带来的恐惧或由于预料到危险即将来临而产生的恐惧; alarm指由于危险的突然出现而产生的惊慌失措的恐惧; terror指因受到外界刺激而产生的恐惧心理。例如:

She has a dread of losing her property.她担心财产丢失。

They live in the dread of forest fire.他们住的地方时常担心有森林火灾的发生。

He gave the alarm when the thief appeared.小偷出现时他发出警报。

Their eyes were wide with alarm when the burning building collapsed.当着火的大楼倒塌时,他们惊恐地睁大了眼睛。

They suffered untold terrors in the dark.在黑暗中他们感到无以名状的恐惧。

v.(动词)

fear, afraid

这两个词都是“害怕”的意思。其区别是：

1.afraid 是形容词, fear是动词(也可作名词)。be afraid of=fear, be afraid of v -ing = fear to- v 。例如：

There is nothing to fear〔to be afraid of〕.没有什么好怕的。

I fear offending him.〔I am afraid of offending him.〕我怕得罪他。

We are not afraid of difficulties.〔We fear no difficulty.〕我们不怕困难。

2.在非正式场合, be afraid (of)比fear常用得多。例如：

Are you afraid of the dark?天这么黑了,你害怕吗?

虽然Do you fear the dark?也是可以的,但是在口语里不大这么说。

fear, fear for

fear的意思是“害怕”; 而fear for的意思是“为…担心”。例如:

He feared his wife.

他怕老婆。

He feared for his wife.

他为他的妻子担心。

fear, frighten

这两个词都可表示“害怕”。其区别是：

fear表示一种相对长期的心理状态对某人或某事害怕,多指害怕已存在或即将到来的危险,并含有避开之义; frighten含义广泛,多指某物或某人使他人突然产生短暂的惊慌、恐惧的心理变化。例如:

She fears snakes.

她怕蛇。

The snake frightened her.

那条蛇吓她一跳。

alarm，fear，fright，horror，panic，terror，dread

这些名词均含“恐惧、惧怕、惊恐”之意。

alarm强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。

fear普通用词，侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。

fright通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧，有时含夸张意味。

horror侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或颤栗的动作。

panic常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。

terror指极大的恐惧和惊骇，语气最强。

dread可与fear换用，着重害怕的心理，但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。

n.(名词)

我突然间感到害怕。

误 I suddenly felt fear.

正 I suddenly felt afraid.

析 说“某人感到害怕”不说feel fear,而用feel afraid。

v.(动词)

我在担心她不能准时来。

误 I'm fearing that she won't be able to come on time.

正 I fear that she won't be able to come on time.

析 fear是静态动词,表示心理活动,一般不用于进行体。