AI加词

afraid

əˈfreɪd

核心义 AI

害怕的；恐怕；遗憾的

释义 AI

adj.
  1. 1害怕的，恐惧的
    feeling fear or worry
    She is afraid of spiders.
    她害怕蜘蛛。
  2. 2担心的，忧虑的
    worried that something bad might happen
    I'm afraid I'll be late.
    我担心会迟到。
  3. 3恐怕（礼貌地表达遗憾或坏消息）
    used to politely express regret or give bad news
    I'm afraid I can't help you.
    恐怕我帮不了你。
  4. 4不愿的，不情愿的
    unwilling to do something because of fear or worry
    He was afraid to speak in public.
    他不敢在公众面前讲话。

例句 AI

Don't be afraid of the dog.
别怕那只狗。基础
I'm afraid I have to go now.
恐怕我现在得走了。基础
She was afraid that she might fail the exam.
她担心考试会不及格。自然
He is afraid to ask questions in class.
他不敢在课堂上提问。自然
They were afraid of being judged by others.
他们害怕被别人评判。场景

搭配 AI

be afraid of sth害怕某物
be afraid to do sth不敢做某事
be afraid that...担心……
be afraid for sb为某人担心
I'm afraid so / not恐怕是这样 / 恐怕不是

短语与习语 AI

be afraid of one's own shadow胆小如鼠，极其害怕
I'm afraid恐怕（用于礼貌地表达遗憾）

句型 AI

be afraid of doing sth
害怕做某事（担心后果）
She is afraid of making mistakes.
她害怕犯错。
be afraid to do sth
不敢做某事（因害怕而不敢）
He was afraid to jump into the water.
他不敢跳进水里。
be afraid that + clause
担心……
I'm afraid that we'll be late.
我担心我们会迟到。

语域与场景 AI

afraid 是形容词，不用于名词前，只作表语。口语中常用 I'm afraid 表示委婉拒绝或遗憾。正式程度中性，日常对话和书面语都常见。英美用法无差异。

近义词辨析 AI

scared口语化，更强调突然的恐惧
frightened指受到惊吓，程度可能比 afraid 强
terrified极度恐惧，比 afraid 强烈得多
fearful较正式，指担心或害怕

反义词 AI

brave勇敢的，与害怕相对
fearless无畏的，不害怕
confident自信的，不担心

易混词 AI

afraid of doing vs afraid to doafraid of doing 担心后果；afraid to do 因害怕而不敢做

常见错误 AI

✕ I am afraid of to go out at night.
✓ I am afraid to go out at night.
afraid of 后接动名词，afraid to 后接动词原形
✕ He is afraid of that he will fail.
✓ He is afraid that he will fail.
afraid that 后直接接从句，不加 of

助记 AI

a + fraid（看作 friend 的变体）：朋友（friend）在身边就不害怕（afraid）了。

词源与构词 AI

a-加强语气+fraid源自拉丁语，意为「不安」

来自古法语 esfraier「使害怕」，源自拉丁语 exfridare，意为「使不安」。

词频与标签

当代语料词频第 1,400 位常用
BNC 词频第 1,562 位常用
柯林斯星级★★★★★
牛津 3000核心词
考试大纲中考高考

词频排名越小越常用；柯林斯 5 星最常用。数据来自 ECDICT 词典，短语没有词频排名。

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