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BNC: 1066 COCA: 985

fear

Word family
fear1 /fɪə $ fɪr/ ●●● S3 W1 noun  
1 FRIGHTENED[countableC, uncountableU] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen 害怕,恐惧;担忧
fear of
 a fear of flying
害怕坐飞机
fear that
 There are fears that share prices could decrease still further.
有人担心股价会继续下滑。
fear for
 The girl’s parents expressed fears for her safety.
女孩的父母对她的安全表示担心。
in fear
 The children looked at her in fear.
孩子们担心地看着她。
without fear
 People must be able to express their views without fear of criticism.
民众一定要能够表达出自己的观点,不用害怕受批评。
2 for fear (that), for fear (that)  for fear of somethingFRIGHTENED because you are worried that you will make something happen 唯恐(),生怕(
 She finally ran away for fear that he would kill her.
她最后逃走了,唯恐他会杀她。
for fear of doing something
 He got to the station early, for fear of missing her.
他早早到了车站,生怕接不到她。
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3 no fear! British EnglishBrE informalNO used humorously to say that you are definitely not going to do something 当然不!决不!〔幽默用法〕
 ‘Are you going to Bill’s party tonight?’ ‘No fear!’
你今晚去参加比尔的聚会吗?”“当然不去!
4 [uncountableU] the possibility or danger that something bad might happen 〔不好的事发生的〕可能性
 There’s no fear of revolt now.
现在不可能有人造反了。
5 put the fear of God into somebody informalFRIGHTENED to make someone feel that they must do something, by making sure they know what will happen if they do not do it 吓唬某人服从
 The Italian manager must have put the fear of God into his team.
这位意大利主教练一定是威胁过他的队员。
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6 without fear or favour British EnglishBrE formalFAIR in a fair way 公平的[],公正的[],不偏袒的[]
 The law must be enforced without fear or favour.
执法必须不偏不倚。
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COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
somebody’s worst/greatest fear 某人最大的担心
Her worst fear was never seeing her children again.
她最担心的是再也见不到自己的孩子。
an irrational fear (=one that is not reasonable) 毫无道理的恐惧
He grew up with an irrational fear of insects.
他从小到大都莫名其妙地怕虫子。
a deep-seated fear (=very strong and difficult to change) 深深的担忧
nHe exploited people’s deep-seated fears about strangers.
groundless (=without any reason) 〔担心〕无缘无故的
As it turned out, these fears were groundless.
结果,这些担心毫无根据。
verbs
conquer/overcome your fear (=stop being afraid) 克服恐惧
She managed to conquer her fear of flying.
她克服了坐飞机的恐惧。
shake/tremble with fear 吓得发抖
He was shaking with fear after being held at gunpoint.
他被枪口指着,吓得浑身发抖。
nshow fear
She was determined not to show fear.
be gripped by fear (=be very afraid) 非常害怕
We were gripped by fear as the boat was tossed around by the waves.
船被波涛抛来抛去,我们害怕极了。
be paralysed with fear (=be so afraid that you cannot move) 吓呆了
nBruce was paralysed with fear when he saw the snake.
confirm somebody’s fears (=show that what you were afraid of has actually happened) 证实某人的担心
nThe look on Colin’s face confirmed all my worst fears.
ease/allay/dispel somebody’s fears (=help someone stop being afraid) 消除某人的恐惧
nFrank eased my fears about not being able to speak the local language.
phrases
be in fear of/for your life (=be afraid that you may be killed) 担心生命安全
Celia was in fear of her life when she saw the truck coming toward her.
西莉亚看到卡车向她驶来,担心自己有性命之虞。
be full of fear 充满恐惧
The residents are too full of fear to leave their houses.
居民们恐惧万分,不敢踏出家门一步。
be/live in fear of something (=be always afraid of something) 生活在对某事物的恐惧之中
nThey were constantly in fear of an enemy attack.
have no fear of something 不害怕某事物
He had no fear of death.
他不怕死。
somebody’s hopes and fears 某人的希望和忧惧
nWe each had different hopes and fears about the trip.
COMMON ERRORSDo not say that someone ‘has fear’. Say that someone is frightened or is afraid.
不要说 someone ‘has fear’. 而要说 someone is frightened is afraid.
THESAURUS
fear a feeling of being frightened 害怕,恐惧
He was trembling with fear.
他吓得发抖。
Fear of failure should not stop you trying.
你不应该因为害怕失败而不再尝试。
terror a feeling of great fear, because you think that something terrible is about to happen 惊恐,恐惧
She let out a scream of pure terror.
她发出了惊恐的尖叫声。
fright a sudden feeling of fear, or a situation that makes you feel this 惊吓
My body was shaking with fright.
我吓得浑身发抖。
You gave me a fright!
你吓了我一跳!
nHe’s had a bit of fright, that’s all.
panic a sudden feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly 恐慌〔因而无法正常思考或行动〕
She was in such a panic that she hardly knew what she was doing!
她惊慌失措,几乎不知道自己在做什么!
nThere were scenes of sheer panic immediately following the bomb blast.
alarm a feeling of fear or worry which shows in your voice or behaviour, because you think something bad might happen 〔预料坏事即将发生而引起的〕恐慌
When I mentioned her name, he looked up at me in alarm.
我一提到她的名字,他便惊恐地看着我。
The streets were calm and there was no sign of alarm.
街道上安安静静的,没有丝毫恐慌的迹象。
foreboding /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/ a feeling that something bad or unpleasant might happen although there is no obvious reason why it should 不祥的预感
She felt the same sense of foreboding she had before her father died.
她有一种不祥之感,这与她在父亲去世前的感觉完全一样。
phobia /ˈfəʊbiə $ ˈfoʊ-/ a permanent strong unreasonable fear of something 〔长期且强烈的〕恐惧
I had a phobia about going to the dentist.
我有看牙医恐惧症。
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fear2 ●●○ W2 verb  
1 FRIGHTENED[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to feel afraid or worried that something bad may happen 害怕,恐惧;担心
 Fearing violence, the group asked for police protection.
该团体担心发生暴力事件,所以请求警方保护。
fear (that)
 Police fear that there may be further terrorist attacks.
警方担心可能会有进一步的恐怖袭击。
fear to do something formal
 Women feared to go out at night.
女性晚上不敢外出。
fear for somebody
 His wife seemed depressed, and he feared for his children.
妻子似乎患了忧郁症,他很担心自己的孩子。
fear for somebody’s safety/life
 a terrifying ordeal in which she feared for her life
她的一次有性命之虞的可怕磨难
 Hundreds of people are feared dead in the ferry disaster.
恐怕已有数百人在这次渡船失事中丧生。
nGrammar
In more formal English, you say it is feared that something is true:
It is feared that the child has been abducted.
2 fear the worst EXPECTto think that the worst possible thing has happened or might happen 担心(会)发生最坏的情况
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3 FRIGHTENED[transitiveT] to be afraid of someone and what they might do 畏惧,害怕〔某人及其可能会做的事〕
4 I fear formalTHINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT used when telling someone that you think that something bad has happened or is true 恐怕〔用于告知某人不好的事已发生或属实〕
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5 fear not/never fear formalWORRIED used to tell someone not to worry 别担心
God-fearing
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Origin fear1
Old English fær sudden danger
BNC: 1066 COCA: 985
fear

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + FEAR | FEAR + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, deep, deep-seated, genuine, great, intense, overwhelming, pure, real, terrible, utter很大的/深深的/根深蒂固的/名副其實的/巨大的/強烈的/無法抗拒的/純粹的/真正的/可怕的/絕對的恐懼My biggest fear was that my children would get sick.我最害怕孩子生病。It was the first time she had experienced real fear.這是她第一次真正感到恐懼。worst最恐懼的事growing越來越強烈的恐懼general, widespread普遍的/廣泛的恐懼constant, nagging持續不斷的/不斷襲來的恐懼the constant fear of discovery一直害怕被發現irrational, unfounded, unreasonable無端的/莫名的/毫無理由的恐懼Our fears proved unfounded.我們的恐懼證明是沒有根據的。legitimate, well-founded合乎情理的/有充分理由的恐懼primal原始的恐懼the most primal fear, that of death最原始的恐懼,即對死亡的恐懼mortal, paralysing/paralyzing極度的/令人不知所措的恐懼public公眾的恐懼Public fears about the disease increased.公眾對該疾病的恐懼越來越強烈。childhood孩提時代的恐懼the girl's childhood fear of being eaten by monsters這個女孩孩提時害怕被怪獸吃掉的恐懼VERB + FEARexperience, feel, have經歷恐懼;覺得害怕She did not know why she should feel such fear.她不知為什麼感覺如此恐懼。be filled with, be gripped by, be paralysed/paralyzed by, be paralysed/paralyzed with, tremble with充滿恐懼;被恐懼懾住;嚇得無法動彈;嚇得發抖express, show, voice表達/面露/說出恐懼The boy showed no fear.這個男孩毫無懼色。Doctors have voiced fears that we may be facing an epidemic.我們可能爆發傳染病,醫生對此說有擔憂。confront, face正視/面對恐懼cause, inspire, instil/instill造成恐懼;引起恐懼the fear that her mother had instilled in her她母親給她造成的恐懼fuel, heighten, raise, stoke加深/增加/引起/激起恐懼This incident will fuel fears of a full-scale war.這一事件加劇了人們對發生全面戰爭的恐慌。This stoked fears of financial difficulties.這加劇了人們對財務困難的恐懼。exploit利用恐懼confirm證實擔心My worst fears were confirmed.我最擔心的事得到了證實。allay, alleviate, assuage, calm, conquer, dispel, ease, overcome, quell減輕/緩解/解除/平息/戰勝/驅除/緩和/克服/遏制恐懼The government is anxious to allay the public's fears.政府急於減輕公眾的恐懼。She managed to overcome her fear.她設法克服了恐懼。hide, mask掩飾/掩蓋恐懼FEAR + VERBabate, subside恐懼減退/減輕When she heard the news, some of her fear subsided.她聽到這一消息就不那麼擔憂了。grow (especially BrE) 恐懼加劇Fears are growing of a new oil embargo.對再一次石油禁運的擔心越來越強烈。grip sb, haunt sb, overcome sb某人被置於恐懼之中/為恐懼所困/被恐懼壓倒A sudden fear gripped him.他突然感到一陣恐懼。course through sb, wash over sb, wash through sb某人突然感到一陣恐懼strike sb恐懼襲上某人心頭PREPOSITIONfor fear of唯恐Nobody refused for fear of being fired.由於怕失去工作,沒有人拒絕。in fear害怕地He ran away in fear.他嚇得逃跑了。in fear of害怕⋯The men hesitated in fear of whatever was to come next.這些人因為對將要發生的事擔心而猶豫不決。out of fear出於害怕He lied out of fear.他因為害怕而撒了謊。through fear由於害怕The students obeyed through fear of punishment.這些學生由於害怕受懲罰就服從了。with fear因為害怕His face was white with fear.他嚇得面色蒼白。without fear毫無懼色She stared at him without fear.她毫無懼色地盯着他。fear about害怕⋯his fear about what might happen他對可能發生的事情的恐懼fear for對⋯的擔心my fear for her safety我為她安全的擔心fear of害怕⋯They have a terrible fear of failure.他們非常害怕失敗。fear over對⋯的恐懼new fears over terrorism再次對恐怖主義的恐懼PHRASESfear and loathing又怕又恨fear and trembling, fear and trepidation怕得發抖;提心吊膽The men set off in fear and trepidation.這群男子驚慌失措地出發了。live in生活在恐懼中The people live in fear of attack by the bandits.人們在擔心強盜襲擊的恐懼中度日。strike fear into (the heart of) sb使某人(心裏)感到恐懼The sound of gunfire struck fear into the hearts of the villagers.炮聲使村民心驚膽戰。
fear

verb

ADVERB | VERB + FEAR | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBgenuinely, greatly, really確實/非常/真的害怕This disease is greatly feared.這種病非常可怕。I really feared that this might be the end.我真擔心可能就這麼結束了。rightly理所當然地感到害怕Everyone rightly feared the coming war.人人都擔心戰爭即將爆發,這是理所當然的。VERB + FEARseem to似乎害怕begin to開始害怕learn to學會害怕He learned to fear and respect this force of nature.他學會對這種自然力量表示敬畏。PREPOSITIONfor為⋯擔心We feared for their safety.我們擔心他們的安全。PHRASEShave little to fear, have nothing to fear幾乎不用害怕;沒有什麼可害怕的You have nothing to fear from him.你一點兒也不用怕他。have reason to fear sth有理由擔心⋯have no reason to fear sth沒有理由擔心⋯
BNC: 1066 COCA: 985
fear noun
fear (a fear of flying) risk1 (for fear of sth/that…)
fear

noun

fear ♦︎ terror ♦︎ panic ♦︎ alarm ♦︎ fright ♦︎ hysteria ♦︎ dread ♦︎ paranoia ♦︎ phobiaThese are all words for the bad feeling you have when you are afraid. 这些词均表示害怕、恐惧、恐慌。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达恐惧的程度
alarmfearpanicterror
frightparanoiahysteria
dread
phobia
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a fear / terror / dread of sthpanic / alarm / paranoia / a phobia about sthin fear / terror / panic / alarm / fright / dreadfear / terror / panic / alarm / dread that...absolute / pure / sheer terror / panic / hysteria / dreadto be filled with fear / terror / panic / alarm / dreadto have a fear / panic / fright / dread / phobiaa feeling of fear / terror / panic / alarm / hysteria / dread / paranoia fear [uncountable, countable] the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when sth bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you 害怕;惧怕;担忧(a) fear of the dark / spiders / flying怕黑;害怕蜘蛛/坐飞机Her eyes showed no fear.她的眼神毫无畏惧。The child was shaking with fear.那小孩吓得发抖。We lived in constant fear of losing our jobs.我们一直忧心忡忡,怕丢掉工作。He spoke of his fears for the future.他谈到了对未来的担忧。The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears.医生的报告证实了我们最大的担忧。 OPP hope hope noun 2 see also fearful afraid fear

verb

[transitive] (written) to fear death / danger / persecution怕死;害怕危险/遭迫害Hundreds of people are feared dead.好几百人恐遭不测。We feared for their safety.我们担心他们的安全。Don't worry, you have nothing to fear from us.别担心,你一点也不必害怕我们。Although there are a number of ways to use the verb fear, it is more common and usually more natural to use the expression be afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth. 虽然动词fear有好几种用法,但短语be afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth是比较常用且自然的说法。  See also the entry for afraid 另见afraid条
terror [uncountable, singular] a feeling of extreme fear 惊恐;恐惧;惊骇Her eyes were wild with terror.她的眼睛里充满恐惧。People fled from the explosion in terror.人们惊恐地逃离了爆炸现场。Some women have a terror of losing control in the birth process.有些女人惧怕在分娩过程中会失控。 see also terrified afraid panic [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly 惊恐;恐慌;惊慌失措I had a sudden moment of panic.我一下子恐慌起来。There's no point getting into a panic about the exams.面对考试惊慌失措是没有用的。 see also panic panic verb , panicky , panic-stricken hysterical alarm [uncountable] a sudden or continuing feeling of worry that sth dangerous might happen or might have already happened 惊恐;惊慌;恐慌'What have you done?' Ellie cried in alarm.“你都干了些什么?”埃利惊恐地喊道。The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.医生说不必惊慌。 see also alarm frighten verb , alarmed afraid fright [uncountable, countable] a feeling of fear, usually sudden (通常指突如其来的)惊吓,恐怖She cried out in fright.她吓得大声叫喊。He suffered from stage fright (= nervous feelings felt by performers before they appear in front of an audience).他表演前怯场。A fright can also be an experience or an event that makes you feel fear. * fright亦可指使人受惊吓的经历、恐怖的事件。 see also fright shock noun 2 , frighten frighten , frightened afraid NOTE 辨析 Fear or fright? Fright is a reaction to sth that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, not fright, to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future. * fright指对刚刚发生或正在发生的事情的反应。对总是使人害怕的事物和对未来可能发生的事情感到担忧均可用fear,但不能用frightI have a fright of spiders. his fright of what might happen hysteria hɪˈstɪəriə; NAmE hɪˈstɪriə [uncountable] a state of extreme excitement, fear or anger in which a person or a group of people loses control of their emotions and starts to cry, laugh, etc. 歇斯底里;情绪失控A note of hysteria crept into her voice.她的声音听来有点歇斯底里。Fear infected people with mass hysteria.恐惧让人们陷入一片歇斯底里当中。 see also hysterical hysterical dread dred [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (rather informal) a feeling of great fear about sth that might or will happen in the future; a thing that causes this fear 恐惧;令人惧怕的事物The prospect of growing old alone fills me with dread.想到自己会孤独地渐渐老去,我害怕极了。She has an irrational dread of hospitals.她对医院有莫名的恐惧。 dread

verb

[transitive] This was the moment he had been dreading.这是他一直最担心的时刻。She dreads her husband finding out.她生怕丈夫察觉出来。I dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire.我不敢想象假如真的发生火灾会是什么情景。 OPP look forward to sth expect
paranoia ˌpærəˈnɔɪə [uncountable] (informal) fear or suspicion of other people, especially when there is no reason for this (尤指无端的)对他人的恐惧(或怀疑)his paranoia that people might find out他对人们可能会有所察觉的无端恐惧 see also paranoid afraid phobia ˈfəʊbiə; NAmE ˈfoʊbiə [countable] (rather formal) a strong unreasonable fear or hatred of sth 恐怖症,恐惧症(莫名的极度恐惧)He has a phobia about flying.他有飞行恐惧症。One of the symptoms of the disease is water phobia.这种病的其中一个症状是恐水。 Phobia is also used in compounds to make the names of particular phobias. * phobia亦用于表示某种恐惧症的复合词中arachnophobia (= fear of spiders) 蜘蛛恐惧症claustrophobia (= fear of enclosed spaces) 幽闭恐惧症xenophobia (= fear or hatred of people from other countries) 恐外症
BNC: 1066 COCA: 985
fear
Fear and fright: fear, fright, alarm...
Risks, threats and dangers: risk, hazard, menace...

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