adj. 害怕的;擔心的;恐怕;畏懼,害怕;
?? 詞根af-向,詞綴raid打、襲擊,“擔心挨打
"It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now."
一切都結束了。現在沒有什么可怕的了。
近義:apprehensive, intimidated, nervous, awed, awestricken, awestruck
反義:intrepid, mettlesome, nervy, audacious, plucky, rash
adv. 仍,仍然;更,還要;靜靜地;〈詩〉常,不斷地;
adj. 不動的,靜止的;不狂暴的,溫柔的;沒有活力的,死氣沉沉的;
n. 平靜,寂靜;劇照;靜止攝影;蒸餾器;
vt.& vi. (使某物)平靜下來,安靜;〈古〉燒(酒),蒸餾;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了,他還是十分活躍。
近義:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反義:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
conj. 雖然,盡管;即使;縱然;
adv. 可是,但是;不過;然而;話雖這樣說;
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他雖然經驗最少,卻是最出色的老師。
近義:however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit