fear
n
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(a) [U] emotion caused by the nearness or possibility of danger, pain, evil, etc 恐懼; 懼怕
unable to speak from fear 嚇得說不出話來
overcome by fear 被嚇壞
feel, show no fear 毫不畏懼、 毫無懼色.
(b) [C] this emotion caused by sth specific (因某事物產生的)畏懼
a fear of heights 對高處的恐懼
The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears. 醫生的報告證實了我們最為擔心的事.
overcome/dispel/allay sb's fears 克服[消除/減輕]某人的恐懼心理.
2 (idm 習語) for fear of sth/of doing sth; for fear (that/lest)... in case; to avoid the danger of sth happening 惟恐; 以免(發生危險)
We spoke in whispers for fear of waking the baby/for fear (that) we might wake the baby. 我們輕聲談話, 以免吵醒嬰兒. hold no fears/terrors for sb not frighten sb 不能使某人感到害怕
Hang-gliding holds no fears for her. 她一點也不害怕懸掛式滑翔. in fear and trembling in a frightened or cowed manner 恐懼地; 膽怯地
They went to the teacher in fear and trembling to tell her that they'd broken a window. 他們戰戰兢兢地去告訴老師, 他們打破了一扇窗戶. in fear of sb/sth in a state of fear about sb/sth 處於害怕某人[某事物]的狀態
The thief went in constant fear of discovery. 那賊時刻都在擔心被人發現. in ,fear of one's `life anxious for one's own safety 為自己的安全擔憂. ,no `fear (infml 口) (used when answering a suggestion) certainly not (用以回應別人的提議)當然不...
`Are you coming climbing?' `No fear!' `你來爬山嗎?'`我可不去!' put the fear of God into sb (infml 口) make sb very frightened 使某人非常恐懼. there's not much fear of sth/that... it is unlikely that sth will happen 某事不太可能發生
There's not much fear of an enemy attack (taking place). 敵人不太可能發動攻擊. without ,fear or `favour (fml 文) showing impartial justice 公正的; 不偏不倚的.
fear v
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(a) [Tn] be afraid of (sb/sth) 害怕(某人[某事物]); 懼怕
fear death, illness 怕死、 怕生病
The plague was greatly feared in the Middle Ages. 中世紀時這種瘟疫十分可怕.
(b) [I, Tt] feel fear (about doing sth) (對做某事)感到害怕, 憂慮
Never fear (ie Don't worry), everything will be all right. 別害怕, 一切都會好的.
She feared to speak in his presence. 她怕在他的面前說話.
2 [Tn, Tf] have an uneasy feeling about or anticipation of (esp sth bad) 擔心(尤指怕出事)
They feared the worst, ie thought that the worst had happened or would happen. 他們擔心的是最壞的情況(已經發生或可能發生).
`Are we going to be late?' `I fear so.' `我們會遲到嗎?'`我看要遲到.'
I fear (that) he is going to die. 我擔心他快死了.
3 [Tn] (arch or fml 古或文) have respect and awe for 敬畏: fear God 敬畏上帝.
4 (phr v) fear for sb/sth be anxious or concerned about sb/sth 對某人[某事物]擔憂或關心...
I fear for her safety in this weather. 在這種天氣里我很擔心她的安全.