| 词组 | frightened - afraid |
| 释义 | frightened - afraid If you are afraid of someone or something, you feel fear because you think they may harm you. They were afraid of you. The guards were so afraid that they trembled. You can also say that you are frightened of someone or something. Frightened has the same meaning as 'afraid'. You're frightened of Alice. Everyone here is frightened of the volcano. If you are unwilling to do something because you think it might be harmful or dangerous, you can say that you are afraid to do it or frightened to do it. He was afraid to advance any farther. What is the use of freedom if people are frightened to go out? Afraid is only used after verbs such as 'be' and 'feel'. You do not use it in front of a noun. You do not talk, for example, about 'an afraid child'. However, you can talk about 'a frightened child'. He was not going to act like a frightened kid. You do not usually use a modifier with afraid. You do not say, for example, 'I was a bit afraid'. If you want to talk about degrees of fear, you usually use frightened. He was still very frightened. I am just a little bit frightened. I was too frightened to ask what was going on. ◊ another meaning of 'afraid' Afraid has another meaning. You use it to say that you are worried that something unpleasant might happen and you want to avoid it. When you use afraid like this, it is usually followed by a report clause. She was afraid that I might be embarrassed. You can also say that you are afraid of doing something. For example, instead of saying 'I was afraid that I might get lost', you can say 'I was afraid of getting lost'. She was afraid of being late for school. He was terribly afraid of offending anyone. ◊ 'I'm afraid...' You use 'I'm afraid...', 'I'm afraid so', and 'I'm afraid not' to express regret in a polite way. 'I'm afraid so' means 'yes'. 'I'm afraid not' means 'no'. I'm afraid I can't agree. 'I hear she's leaving. Is that right?' ---'I'm afraid so.' 'Can you come round this evening?' ---'I'm afraid not.' |
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