3no 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。
5put the fear of God into somebodyinformalFRIGHTENED 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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put the fear of God into somebody• The IRS tries to put the fear of God into people who don't pay enough tax.
6without fear or favourBritish EnglishBrE formalFAIR in a fair way 公平的[地],公正的[地],不偏袒的[地]
The law must be enforced without fear or favour.
执法必须不偏不倚。
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without fear or favour• Now nearretirement after a long career in productdevelopment, Mr Dulude can presumably act without fear or favour.• He had some home truths to impart and presented them without fear or favour.
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或 is afraid.
1FRIGHTENED[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.
2fear the worstEXPECTto think that the worstpossible thing has happened or might happen 担心(会)发生最坏的情况
When Tom heard about the accident he immediately feared the worst.
汤姆一听说出事,就担心会发生最坏的情况。
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fear the worst• Fearing the worst, police have called in reinforcements to help control the crowds.• After I hadn't heard from him for severalhours, I began to fear the worst.• I knew I was being irrational but I began to fear the worst.• Only then did we begin to fear the worst.• Rumours about impending changes will occur anyway, and staff not fully informed are likely to fear the worst.• Then they called police and stayed up all night -- fearing the worst.• Rescuers feared the worst for the men trapped in the mine.• Mind you, I feared the worst for this year's crop of pantomimes.
3FRIGHTENED[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〕
As a leader, he was distrusted and even feared.
作为一个领导,他不被人信任,甚至让人畏惧。
4I fearformalTHINK/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〕
I fear (that)
I fear that there is little more we can do.
恐怕我们无能为力。
I fear so/I fear not“他们满意了吗?”“恐怕不满意。”
‘Were they satisfied?’ ‘I fear not.’
“他们满意了吗?”“恐怕不满意。”
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I fear (that)• The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?• And I fear for the darkness as four Justices anxiously await the singlevotenecessary to extinguish the light.• It is difficult to know where to have Randolph Ash. I fear he will never become a popularpoet.• Lastly, I fear I may have to disappoint you when I say that the coin is more interesting than valuable.• This situation is extremely annoying, though. I fear Lumley may need replacing.• As ex-Servicemen, they had not only dealt with the situations I feared most, but also those I could not imagine.• For I feared then what we know now.• The dinnertablesometimes became a battleground. I feared we would all fall apart if we kept this up much longer.
5fear not/never fearformalWORRIED used to tell someone not to worry 别担心
fear• Fearing a blizzard, many people stayed home.• The rescuers dug slowly and carefully, fearing that the wreckage might collapse on top of them.• At the age of thirty, Gertrude lay on her death-bed, fearing that she was unworthy of heaven.• Second, the actualdifficultiesencountered overseas appeared to be of a considerably lower order of intensity than had been feared.• Some have decided not to return, fearing they will lose the pleasantimages of memory they developed long ago.• If you see Mrs Meir, tell her I am not a person who fears anyone.• He was a ruthlessdictator, feared by the entire country.• Whitney, the butcher, who was feared for his savagery and barbarism.• This will comfort those on the Labour side who most fearednegativeNicefallout in an election year.• Many of the gang's victims refused to give information to the police because they fearedreprisals.• They say the only people who need fear the cameras are those doing somthing illegal.• I feared the snow would bury the words beneath its drifts.