afraid的用法及短语

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afraid的用法及短语

一、afraid的基本用法

afraid是一个常见的形容词,意为害怕的,在我们日常生活和英语表达中使用频繁。下面将介绍afraid的基本用法及相关短语。

1. afraid作为形容词,常用于表示某人对某事感到害怕或担心。 例如:

- I'm afraid of spiders.(我害怕蜘蛛。)

- Don't be afraid to ask for help.(不要害怕寻求帮助。) 2. afraid可用于修饰人或代替人称。 例如:

- He is afraid to go home after what happened yesterday.(他由于昨天发生的事情而不敢回家。)

- Are you afraid of heights?(你害怕高处吗?)

3. 表示害怕的其他常见形容词:scaredfrightenedterrified等,这些形容词afraid含义相似,并可互换使用。

4. 常见搭配:be afraid of + 名词/动名词/代词,表示...感到害怕be afraid to + 动词原形,表示不敢做某事

二、afraid的常见短语

1. be afraid of:对...感到害怕

- She is always afraid of the dark.(她总是害怕黑暗。)


- Don't be afraid of failure; it is part of the learning process.(不要害怕失败,它是学习过程的一部分。)

2. be afraid to 不敢做某事

- He was afraid to tell her the truth.(他害怕告诉她真相。) - She is afraid to ask for a raise.(她不敢要求加薪。) 3. afraid of heights/dogs/spiders, etc:高处//蜘蛛等引起的恐惧

- I've always been afraid of heights, so I avoid tall buildings.(我一直害怕高处,所以避免去高楼。)

- He is afraid of dogs since he got bitten as a child.(自从小时候被咬伤后,他就害怕狗了。)

4. feel afraid:感到害怕

- Whenever she hears a strange noise at night, she feels afraid.(每当她在晚上听到奇怪的声音时,她会感到害怕。)

5. scared/afraid stiff:吓得僵硬;吓得无法动弹

- When the thunderstorm started, the little boy was scared stiff and couldn't move. (当雷暴开始时,小男孩吓得僵硬,无法动弹。)

6. not be afraid of one's own shadow:胆子极小;胆小如鼠

- He is so timid that he's not even afraid of his own shadow.(他太胆小了,连自己的阴影都不怕。)

7. be afraid for:为...感到担忧

- I'm afraid for my sister when she travels alone at night.


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