fear noun ⇨fear (a fear of flying)⇨risk1 (for fear of sth/that…)fear
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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
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a fear / terror / dread of sth◆panic / alarm / paranoia / a phobia about sth◆in fear / terror / panic / alarm / fright / dread◆fear / terror / panic / alarm / dread that...◆absolute / pure / sheer terror / panic / hysteria / dread◆to be filled with fear / terror / panic / alarm / dread◆to have a fear / panic / fright / dread / phobia◆a 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。OPPhope ⇨ hopenoun2 see also fearful ⇨ afraid▸fear
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[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 ⇨ panicverb, 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 ⇨ frightenverb, 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 ⇨ shocknoun2, frighten ⇨ frighten, frightened ⇨ afraidNOTE辨析 Fear or fright?Fright is a reaction to sth that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, notfright, 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fright◆I have a fright of spiders.◆his fright of what might happen■hysteria hɪˈstɪəriə; NAmEhɪˈstɪriə [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■dreaddred [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (ratherinformal) 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
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[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。OPPlook 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■phobiaˈfəʊbiə; NAmEˈfoʊbiə [countable] (ratherformal) 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
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