afraid，读音：英 [ə'freɪd] 美 [ə'freɪd]
adj. 抱歉的；担心的；害怕的
词汇搭配：
1、be afraid 害怕
2、half afraid 有点怕
3、not a bit afraid 一点不怕
4、awfully afraid 非常害怕
常见句型：
1、It's hard to be afraid with you.You're a very reassuring person.
和你在一起时我不感到畏惧,因为你能使人心安。
2、She suddenly looked afraid.
她突然显得害怕了。
3、The mother is very much afraid for her son who is seriously ill.
母亲很担心自己的儿子,他病得很重。
4、I was afraid for her. I thought something was going to happen to her.
我替她担心，我觉得她要出事。
词义辨析
afraid，fearful，awful，dreadful这些形容词均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。区别在于：
1、afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
2、fearful普通用词，既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧，又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。
3、awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。
4、dreadful指使人非常恐惧，毛骨悚然，也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
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