| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_afraid |
| 释义 | afraidThese words refer to having a feeling of fear. One of the most common words for this is afraid. You can have a general feeling of fear, or you can be afraid or worried that something specific will or won't happen. She was afraid of the dark. Don't be afraid, I'm right here! I'm afraid I won't get the job. Other common ways of saying afraid are frightened and scared. Scared is less formal than frightened and can be used in the informal phrase scared to death to mean that you are very frightened. Don't be frightened, my dog is quite friendly. She was frightened by the sudden storm. Are you scared of spiders? I'll jump off the cliff into the water - I'm not scared! He's scared to death of having the operation. Goodness, you just about scared me to death! If someone is extremely frightened, then you can use adjectives like petrified, terrified, or panic-stricken. He got to the top of the tree and was absolutely petrified he'd fall. I'm terrified of flying. She was panic-stricken when her little boy disappeared. If someone is frightened because they are worrying about something, then you can use the more general adjectives worried or nervous. I'm worried that something will go wrong. Stop playing with that knife - you're making me nervous! If someone is frightened about something that might happen in the future, you can use the adjectives apprehensive or uneasy. He's a bit apprehensive about living away from home. All this quiet makes me uneasy. To talk about things that make you feel uncomfortable and scared, you could use the phrase give me the creeps. Being alone in that big house gives me the creeps. To talk about something that is frightening in a shocking way, you could use the adjective hair-raising. The pilots are trained to do hair-raising stunts at low altitude. Related articlesfear |
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