afraid的意思 afraid的意思是什么

1. 恐怕的，害怕的，畏惧的，不敢的
2. 担心的，担忧的
3. 遗憾的，抱歉的

1. filled with fear or apprehension;

   "afraid even to turn his head"
   "suddenly looked afraid"
   "afraid for his life"
   "afraid of snakes"
   "afraid to ask questions"
   

2. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement;

   "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"
   "he was afraid he would have to let her go"
   "I'm afraid you're wrong"
   

3. feeling worry or concern or insecurity;

   "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"
   "terribly afraid of offending someone"
   "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
   

4. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness;

   "afraid of hard work"
   "afraid to show emotion"
   

1.害怕的；恐惧的
If you areafraid of someone orafraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.

e.g. She did not seem at allafraid...
她毫无惧色。
e.g. I wasafraid of the other boys...
我害怕其他的男孩们。

2.担心的；忧虑的
If you areafraid for someone else, you are worried that something horrible is going to happen to them.

afraid的近义词

e.g. She'safraid for her family in Somalia.
她为身在索马里的家人担心。

3.顾忌的；犯愁的
If you areafraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it.

e.g. I wasafraid that nobody would believe me...
我担心没有人会相信我。
e.g. The Government isafraid of losing the election...
现届政府担心会在选举中落败。

4.（用以道歉或婉转地提出异议）很抱歉，很遗憾，恐怕
If you want to apologize to someone or to disagree with them in a polite way, you can sayI'm afraid.

e.g. We don't have anything like that, I'mafraid...
我们恐怕没有那样的东西。
e.g. I'mafraid I can't help you...
恐怕我帮不了你。

• I was affraid of trampling on every traveller that I met.

  出自：Swift

• Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike.

  出自：Pope

• I am afraid you do not like your pen.

  出自：J. Austen

• Afraid lest the poetical spirit should be swept away.

  出自：G. H. Lewes

• A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned.

  出自：J. M. Synge

• I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid.

  出自：T. S. Eliot

• I was afraid..that my house was on fire.

  出自：Scott Fitzgerald

• Mother was afraid I should freeze in the Parisian hotels.

  出自：W. Stevens

交通

B：You haven’t (taken/ ridden/ been on) the bus before?
你以前没有（坐过/搭过/乘坐过）公车？

afraid的意思

A：No, I’mafraid not.
没有，恐怕没有坐过。

包装衬衣

A：How are the shirts packed?
衬衫怎样包装？

B：They're packed in cardboard boxes.
它们用纸板箱包装。

afraid什么意思

A：I'mafraid the cardboard boxes are not strong enough for ocean transportation.
我担心远洋运输用纸板箱不够结实。

请求帮助

A：Could you come and spend the weekend with us?
你能来跟我们一起共度周末吗？

B：Oh, I’mafraid I can’t. I’ve had a date already.
啊，恐怕不行。我已经有约在先了。

A：That’s too bad!
真是可惜！

B：Maybe some other time.
下次好啦。

• ☆ 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自盎格鲁法语的afrayer，意为惊恐；最初源自古法语的esfreer。