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fear

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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。
Examples from the Corpus
for fear of doing something• Again I dared not pull too hard for fear of unravelling the raft.• And few are prepared to take this lobby on, for fear of being accused of racism themselves.• He may not even drink water at night, for fear of swallowing insects possibly floating on the surface.• I became more and more of a recluse, avoiding our old haunts for fear of running into him.• I have never dared return for fear of what I might not find there.• I would have slept on the floor but for fear of waking up face to face with a rat.• National blood pressure ran so high that the Herrera government dared not receive SlideIl in the capital for fear of a revolution.• She refuses to admit that she is the daughter for fear of disgracing her parents.
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。
Examples from the Corpus
put the fear of God into somebody• The IRS tries to put the fear of God into people who don't pay enough tax.
6  without fear or favour British 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 near retirement after a long career in product development, 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.
 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。
Examples from the Corpus
fear• fear of flying• Fears of a recession have wiped billions of dollars off share values.• With their eyes erect and fear in their speed they run for the safety of the waves.• On New Year's Eve we come together, and share our hopes and fears for the coming year.• Meditation for scared warriors Where does fear come from, Lord?• The overhang has continued because companies held back shutdowns for fear of helping competitors.• Curiosity overcame her fear.• Her fears were groundless and she slid the door back.• I glanced around in fear. Was someone following me?• People fled in fear of their lives, as mud began to pour down the mountainside.• My fear of the dentist goes back to when I was a child.• The boy's eyes were full of fear.• A tingle of fear mixed with excitement came over me.• With all these men, however, their egos are clearly strong enough to overcome any residual fear of the feminine.• McCarthy exploited deep-seated fears about communism among the American people.• There was always the fear that he might never return.• The fear is that if they are published, Parliament will pass a law against smearing politicians.• The boat had gone. We stood frozen with fear, staring at the sea.• Her hands were shaking with fear.• These men were despots, meaning they could kill their subjects without fear of retribution.
fear for• Two men refused to testify in court out of fear for their lives.
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。
n Grammar
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
Examples from the Corpus
fear the worst• Fearing the worst, police have called in reinforcements to help control the crowds.• After I hadn't heard from him for several hours, 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.
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〕
Examples from the Corpus
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 single vote necessary to extinguish the light.• It is difficult to know where to have Randolph Ash. I fear he will never become a popular poet.• 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 dinner table sometimes became a battleground. I feared we would all fall apart if we kept this up much longer.
5  fear not/never fear formalWORRIED used to tell someone not to worry 别担心
→ God-fearing
Examples from the Corpus
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 actual difficulties encountered 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 pleasant images of memory they developed long ago.• If you see Mrs Meir, tell her I am not a person who fears anyone.• He was a ruthless dictator, 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 feared negative Nice fallout in an election year.• Many of the gang's victims refused to give information to the police because they feared reprisals.• 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.
feared dead• An airforce spokesman has tonight confirmed that both the pilot and navigator of the F One-Eleven are feared dead.• Five people helping lead a convoy of aid from Oxfordshire are missing feared dead.
Origin fear1
Old English fær “sudden danger”
fear1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1fear2 verb →n GRAMMAR1
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