1. U 恐惧，惧怕　 emotion caused by the nearness or possibility of danger, pain, evil, etc.
2. C 畏惧　 this emotion caused by sth
3. U 可能性　 likelihood or possibility, espec-ially of sth bad

　allay ～　减轻忧虑
　arouse ～　引起恐惧或忧虑
　banish ～　驱逐忧虑
　beset by ～　陷于忧虑或害怕中
　brush aside ～　消除忧虑
　confirm sb's ～　证实某人的担忧是有根据的
　conquer the ～ of　克服对…的惧怕心理
　dismiss ～　打消顾虑
　dispel ～　消除惧怕心理
　dissipate ～　打消顾虑
　drown ～　解忧
　eliminate ～　消除惧怕心理
　entertain ～　怀有惧怕心理
　eradicate ～　根除惧怕心理
　evoke ～　引起惧怕心理
　express ～　表示担心
　feel a ～　感到害怕，感到恐惧
　fight back ～　克服一种恐惧
　forget ～　忘记惧怕
　have a ～　害怕
　obey from ～　由于畏惧而服从
　still a ～　使恐惧的心情平静下来
　suffer from a ～　受到恐惧威胁，感到害怕
　abysmal ～　无限恐惧
　anxious ～　焦虑
　childlike ～　妇孺之怯
　chilling ～　恐惧
　constant ～　持续的害怕
　continual ～　持续不断的忧虑
　cowardly ～　胆怯
　daily ～　日常的忧虑
　dark ～　暗自担忧
　deadly ～　极度的害怕或担忧
　depressive ～　抑郁的忧虑
　devouring ～　不可忍受的忧虑或害怕
　distracted ～　心烦意乱的担忧，恐惧
　distressing ～　令人痛苦的担忧
　dreadful ～　惊骇
　exaggerated ～　持续的害怕或担忧
　excessive ～　极度的害怕或担忧
　fainthearted ～　胆怯
　feminine ～　妇孺之怯
　foolish ～　荒谬的担忧
　general ～　人皆有之的害怕
　ghastly ～　极度的害怕或担忧
　ghostly ～　可怕的恐惧
　gloomy ～　忧闷的担忧
　grave ～　恐怖
　great ～　极为担忧，极为害怕
　grim ～　非常担忧
　groundless ～　无根据的忧虑
　growing ～　日益加深的忧虑
　helpless ～　无助之忧
　hideous ～　惊骇
　holy ～　敬畏
　horrible ～　恐怖
　hurtful ～　痛苦不堪的担忧
　impatient ～　不耐烦的忧虑
　incomprehensible ～　莫名其妙的担忧
　incredible ～　不可思议的惧怕
　indefinable ～　莫名的惧怕
　irrational ～　不合情理的担忧或惧怕
　jealous ～　疑虑
　lessening ～　逐渐减轻的忧虑或害怕
　lingering ～　魂牵梦绕的忧虑
　maiden ～　引起恐慌
　momentary ～　时时刻刻的担忧
　mortal ～　致命的恐惧
　mutual ～　共同的担忧
　mysterious ～　莫名其妙的惧怕
　nameless ～　无以名状的忧虑
　natural ～　天生的害怕
　never-buried ～　永远难忘的惧怕
　oppressive ～　难以忍受的担忧
　pale-hearted ～　极度的担忧
　panic ～　引起恐慌的恐惧
　perpetual ～　没完没了的担心
　petrified ～　惊呆的惧怕
　physical ～　确确实实的担心
　political ～　政治上的忧虑
　popular ～　普遍的忧虑
　prodigious ～　巨大的担心
　profound ～　巨大的恐惧
　prudent ～　深谋远虑的担心
　recanting ～　多余的担心
　remorseless ～　证明有先见之明的担心
　respectful ～　敬畏
　reverential ～　敬畏
　rising ～　恐惧剧增
　savage ～　巨大的恐惧
　secret ～　暗自担心
　selfish ～　利己的担心
　sharp ～　惧怕
　shivering ～　发抖的惧怕
　slight ～　淡淡的忧虑
　sneaking ～　难以消除的忧虑
　strange ～　莫明其妙的害怕或担忧
　sweeping ～　广泛的忧虑
　tender ～　敏感的担心
　terrible ～　惧怕
　trembling ～　发抖的惧怕
　trivial ～　无关紧要的担心
　unaccountable ～　数不胜数的担心或害怕
　unaccustomed ～　反常的担心或害怕
　uneasy ～　焦虑
　universal ～　一致的担心
　unnamed ～　无以名状的担心或害怕
　unnerving ～　使人烦恼不安的担心
　unreasonable ～　无端的担心
　unspoken ～　默默的担心
　unutterable ～　难以形容的害怕或担心
　various ～　各种各样的害怕或担忧
　womanly ～　妇孺之怯
　wonted ～　惯常之忧
　yearning ～　挂念之忧
　in ～ and trembling　惊恐战栗，忐忑不安
　in ～ of discovery　害怕被发现
　in ～ of sb's life　为某人的生命担忧
　a wave of ～　一阵恐惧
　～ for sb's health　为某人的健康担心
　～ for sb's safety　为某人的安全担忧
　～ of　害怕…
　～ of accidents　怕发生事故
　～ of waking sb　怕吵醒某人

　Love, hate, joy, fear and grief are emotions.　爱、恨、高兴、恐惧、悲伤都是情感。
　Hope and fear alternated in my breast.　我忽儿充满希望，忽儿忧心忡忡。
　Grave fears are felt for the safety of the missing climbers.　人们为失踪的爬山者的安全甚为担忧。
　High places are her biggest fear.　她最怕在高处停留。
　The strange noise stroke fear into her mind.　那种奇怪的声音使她惧怕不已。
　They forgot all the fears at once.　他们一下子忘记了所有的恐惧。
　She speaks without fear of reservation.　她无所畏惧地畅所欲言。
　A serious incident along the border increased our fears of war.　边境上的一起严重事件增加了我们对战争的担忧。
　He was kept at home by fear for his money.　他惧怕别人偷他的钱而呆在家里。
　He obeyed from fear.　他因惧怕而服从。
　He was unable to speak at the meeting for fear.　因为害怕他没能在会上发言。
　There was a look of fear in his eyes.　他的眼睛里流露出恐惧。
　Your fears that he would get lost were unnecessary.　你不必担心他会迷路。
　I have a fear that we will be late.　我担心我们要迟到了。
　There's some fear that she'll be too late.　她很有可能到得很迟。

 ♣ for fear
　唯恐，以免（发生危险）　in case; avoid the danger of sth happening
　For fear of accidents, please drive slowly.　车辆慢行，以免出事。
　I dare not go with you for fear of my father finding out.　我不敢与你一起去，以免我父亲发现。
　He ran away for fear of being hurt.　他生怕受伤而逃跑。
　She left an hour early for fear of missing her train.　她提早一小时离开，以免误了火车。
　We spoke in whispers for fear of waking the baby.　我们轻声说话，以免吵醒婴儿。
　He works hard for fear that he should fail.　他怕失败，因此工作很努力。
　She's working hard for fear that she would be fired.　她因怕解雇而努力工作。
　Take a raincoat with you for fear that it may rain.　你带上雨衣以防下雨。
　They didn't say much for fear that the others might hear them.　他们没有多说话，怕其他人听见。
　I daren't tell you what he did, for fear lest he should be angry with me.　我不敢将他所做之事告诉你，因为怕他对我发脾气。
 ♣ hold no fears for
　不能使某人感到害怕　not frighten sb
　Hang-gliding holds no fears for her.　她一点也不害怕悬挂式的滑翔。
 ♣ in fear and trembling
　恐惧地，胆怯地　in a frightened or coward manner
　They went to the teacher in fear and trembling to tell her that they'd broken a window.　他们战战兢兢地去告诉老师，他们打破了一扇窗户。
　The criminals waited in fear and trembling for the judge's decision.　罪犯们战战兢兢地等待着法官们的判决。
　My wife always goes to the dentist in fear and trembling.　我妻子总是忐忑不安地去看牙医。
　I shut my eyes in fear and trembling.　我胆战心惊地闭上了眼睛。
 ♣ in fear of sb/sth
1. 担心，害怕 fear about sb/sth
　The thief went in constant fear of discovery.　那贼时刻担心被人发现。
　Being seriously ill, and in fear of death, he made his will.　他病得很重，害怕会死去，便立了遗嘱。
2. 为自己的安全担心 anxious for one's own safety
　He is in fear of his life.　他为他的生命担心。
　He goes in fear of his life.　他害怕会丧命。
 ♣ no fear
　当然不…　certainly not (used when answering a suggestion)
　"Are you coming to climb?""No fear!"　“你来爬山吗?”“我可不去！”
　Go sailing with you?No fear!I can't swim!　同你一起去航海? 我可不去，我不会游泳。
 ♣ put the fear of God into sb
　使某人非常恐惧　make sb very frightened
　I've got no head for heights. Just the thought of climbing a ladder puts the fear of God into me.　我爬高时会头晕，只要一想到爬梯子我就会惊恐不已。
 ♣ There's no fear of
　某事不太可能发生　It's unlikely that sth will happen
　There is no fear of that kind of thing.　那种事不可能发生。
　There is no fear of his losing his way.　不用忧虑，他不会迷路的。
 ♣ There's not much fear of
　某事不太可能发生　It's unlikely that sth will happen
　There's not much fear of an enemy attack.　敌人不太可能发动进攻。
　There's not much fear of rain so we're going to have a barbecue.　天绝不会下雨，因此我们打算搞一个野外烧烤宴会。
 ♣ without fear or favour
　公正的，不偏不倚的　showing impartial justice
　In this company, promotions are given without fear or favour.　在这家公司里职位提升很公平。
　The ombudsman investigates complaints about misuse of authority without fear or favour.　调查官员舞弊情况的政府官员公正地调查了关于滥用权力的投诉。

 ♣ fear, alarm, dread, terror
　这组词都有“惧怕，恐惧”的意思。其区别是：fear是个广义词，指内在的害怕心理；dread指由于预知某一不愉快或令人惊惧的事要发生而带来的恐惧或由于预料到危险即将来临而产生的恐惧；alarm指由于危险的突然出现而产生的惊慌失措的恐惧；terror指因受到外界刺激而产生的恐惧心理。例如：
　She has a dread of losing her property.　她担心财产丢失。
　They live in the dread of forest fire.　他们住的地方时常担心有森林火灾的发生。
　He gave the alarm when the thief appeared.　小偷出现时他发出警报。
　Their eyes were wide with alarm when the burning building collapsed.　当着火的大楼倒塌时，他们惊恐地睁大了眼睛。
　They suffered untold terrors in the dark.　在黑暗中他们感到无以名状的恐惧。

　我突然间感到害怕。
　［误］ I suddenly felt fear.
　［正］ I suddenly felt afraid.
　［析］ 说“某人感到害怕”不说feel fear，而用feel afraid.

　vt. & vi.害怕，为…担心 be afraid (for the safety of sb/sth); have a feeling that there will be trouble, danger, pain

　～ danger　害怕危险
　～ death　怕死
　～ difficulty　害怕困难
　～ dog　害怕狗
　～ fire　害怕火
　～ God　敬畏上帝
　～ mice　害怕老鼠
　～ the worst　担心会发生最坏的情况
　～ thunder　害怕打雷
　～ abysmally　无限害怕
　～ always　一向害怕
　～ distressingly　令人苦恼地担心
　～ excessively　极度担心
　～ grossly　十分担心
　～ groundlessly　无端地担心
　～ hauntingly　吃不香睡不着地害怕
　～ inexpressibly　无以名状地害怕
　～ instinctively　本能地害怕
　～ irrationally　不合情理地害怕
　～ momentarily　时时刻刻担心
　～ morbidly　病态般地惧怕
　～ mysteriously　莫名其妙地担心
　～ never　别害怕
　～ oppressively　难以忍受地担心
　～ pathologically　病态般地惧怕
　～ secretly　暗暗地害怕
　～ superstitiously　由于迷信害怕
　～ unreasonably　异常害怕
　～ unreasoningly　从骨子里害怕
　～ for　为…担心

　Never fear!You will succeed.　不要怕，你会成功的。
　Don't fear!I'll be on your side.　别怕，我会支持你的。
　My little sister fears thunder.　我的小妹妹怕雷声。
　I fear the worst.　我担心发生最坏的情况。
　Some women fear snakes instinctively.　有些女人天生怕蛇。
　Most people fear death.　许多人怕死。
　The family feared the unexpected and unknown.　家里人对料想不到和吉凶未卜的事感到害怕。
　She offered up her prayers because she feared evil and misfortune.　她由于害怕灾祸和不幸而做起了祷告。
　The farmers tried to fear the crows out of corn by planting several men of straw.　农民们树起了几个稻草人，试图把乌鸦从玉米地里吓跑。
　Though he believed that he ought to have nothing to fear for himself, he wanted someone else to look at the cloth first.　虽然他认为自己不该有什么害怕的，但他还是要别人先去看看那块布料。
　These tigers are not to be feared.　这些老虎并不可怕。
　A dog is not to be feared.　狗并不可怕。
　She fears to speak in public.　她怕在公众场合讲话。
　She feared to speak in your presence.　她不敢在你面前讲话。
　Don't fear to tell the truth.　不要害怕说出真实情况。
　They feared to attack him because of his popularity.　他们不敢攻击他是因为他很得人心。
　We fear to hurt her feelings.　我们怕伤害她的感情。
　For the cause of revolution, he did not fear to die.　为了革命事业，他不怕牺牲自己。
　She fears walking alone at night.　她怕晚间一个人走路。
　She feared staying alone in the farmhouse.　她害怕独自留在农舍里。
　They feared having their eyes ruined by the salt water.　他们害怕眼睛被海水损坏。
　I fear that he is not at home.　我恐怕他不在家。
　I fear it will rain tomorrow.　明天恐怕会下雨的。
　I fear I've made a mistake.　我恐怕犯了个错误。
　I fear that he must have gone.　我怕他已经走了。
　I fear he will fall ill.　我担心他会生病。
　I fear that I underrate the difficulty of the task.　我担心我低估了这项任务的困难。
　She no longer feared that they should misunderstand her.　她再也不怕他们会误解她了。
　She feared that she might not find him in his room.　她恐怕在他的房间找不到他。
　I fear it won't do much good.　我担心这样做没有多少好处。
　I fear lest we commit an inexcusable blunder.　我为我们会犯不可原谅的错误而担忧。
　"Are they going to lose the game?" —"I fear so."　“他们会输掉比赛吗?”—— “我恐怕会的。”
　"Is she badly ill?""I fear so."　“她病得很重吗?”“我怕是吧。”
　"Will he recover?""I fear not."　“他能康复吗?”“恐怕不能。”
　It is (much) to be feared that he may fail.　恐怕他要失败。
　It was feared that they would not be able to defend the town.　有人担心他们会守不住这个城镇。
　It was feared that he might have an accident.　人们担心他出了事故。
　It was feared that there was not enough food for everybody here.　据报道，这里恐怕没有足够的食物提供给每个人。
　He feared the children to make noise.　他怕孩子们吵闹。
　She feared the drink to be poisoned.　她怕酒里有毒。

 ♣ fear for　(v.+prep.)
　担心…的安全　worry about sb/sth
　〔说明〕 fear for作此解时不用于被动结构，也不用于进行体。
　All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home.　孩子初次出门，母亲总要为之担心。
　She feared for the little boy when she saw him at the top of the tree.　她看到那小男孩在树顶上时，着实替他捏了一把汗。
　I feared for the safety of those children who were climbing the mountain for the first time.　那些孩子第一次登山，我为他们的安全担心。
　There is no need to fear for him. He is going to get well.　不必为他担忧，他很快就会好起来。
　All mothers fear for their children when they travel far.　儿行千里母担忧。
　She became so desperate, we feared for her sanity.　她如此绝望而拼命地乱喊乱叫，我们真担心她会不会精神失常。
　They were so diligent that we feared for their health.　他们都那么用功，我们为他们的健康担心。
　The miner's families fear for the lives of the men trapped underground.　矿工的家属为困在地下的人的生命而担心。

 ♣ fear, afraid
　参见afraid条。
 ♣ fear, fear for
　fear　的意思是“害怕”；而fear for的意思是“为…担心”。例如：

 ♣ fear, frighten
　这两个词都可表示“害怕”。其区别是：fear表示一种相对长期的心理状态对某人或某事害怕，多指害怕已存在或即将到来的危险，并含有避开之义；frighten含义广泛，多指某物或某人使他人突然产生短暂的惊慌、恐惧的心理变化。例如：

　我在担心她不能准时来。
　［误］ I'm fearing that she won't be able to come on time.
　［正］ I fear that she won't be able to come on time.
　［析］ fear是静态动词，表示心理活动，一般不用于进行体。

　［同义词］ n. alarm, anxiety, dismay, dread, fright, terror v. apprehend, be afraid of, dread, have one's heart in one's mouth
　［反义词］ n. boldness, bravery, courage v. brave, dare, disregard, face, forget, ignore, sustain
　［词源］　中古英语fer<古英语fær(“突然进攻”而引起的“害怕”“恐惧”)