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:scared、frightened、terrified等,这些形容词与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“对...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/狗/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. 本文来源:https://www.wddqw.com/doc/978431c3306c1eb91a37f111f18583d048640f28.html