| 短语 | I'm afraid |
| 释义 | I'm afraid spokenused to politely tell someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint them恐怕，很遗憾:•That's the most we can offer you, I'm afraid.恐怕我们最多只能给你这些了。[+ (that) ]•I'm afraid you've come to the wrong address.对不起，你找错地址了。•'Is she very ill?' 'I'm afraid so (=yes).'“她病得很厉害吗？”“恐怕是的。”•'Did you see him?' 'I'm afraid not (=no) .' “你见到他了吗？”“恐怕没有。” I'm afraid [with clause] used to express polite or formal apology or regret ［用于礼貌或正式的道歉或表示遗憾］对不起, 恐怕： I'm afraid I don't understand. 对不起我不明白。 I'm afraidused as a polite way of telling sb sth that is unpleasant or disappointing, or that you are sorry about（礼貌地说出令人不快、失望或感到遗憾的事）我怕，恐怕，很遗憾，对不起I can't help you, I'm afraid.对不起，我帮不了你的忙。I'm afraid we can't come.很遗憾，我们来不了。I'm afraid that it's not finished yet.此事恐怕还没有完。He's no better,I'm afraid to say.我很抱歉地说，他一点也不见好转。‘Is there any left?’ ‘I'm afraid not.’“还有剩的没有？”“恐怕没有。”‘Will it hurt?’ ‘I'm afraid so.’“那痛不痛？”“恐怕会痛。”SYNONYMS 同义词辨析afraidfrightenedscaredterrifiedalarmedparanoidThese words all describe feeling or showing fear.以上各词均形容害怕。▫ afraid[not before noun] feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生：There's nothing to be afraid of.没有什么要害怕的。Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall?你不怕会跌倒吗？▫ frightenedfeeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生：a frightened child受惊的孩子She was frightened that the glass would break.她担心玻璃会破碎。▫ scared(rather informal) feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生：The thieves got scared and ran away.小偷慌张起来，都跑掉了。afraid, frightened or scared?用 afraid、frightened 还是 scared？Scaredis more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears.Afraidcannot come before a noun. It can only take the prepositionof,notabout.If you areafraid/frightened/scared ofsb/sth/doing sth orafraid/frightened/scared todo sth, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you arefrightened/scared aboutsth/doing sth, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that sth unpleasant might happen.*scared 较非正式，较常用于日常谈话中，常指稍微害怕。afraid 不用于名词前，只能与介词 of 而非 about 连用。afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth 或 afraid/frightened/scared to do sth 均指担心受到伤害或遭受痛苦。frightened/scared about sth/doing sth 较少指担心个人安全，更多的是指害怕不快的事情发生。▫ terrifiedvery frightened指恐惧、很害怕：I was terrified (that) she wouldn't come.我很害怕她不来。She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。▫ alarmedafraid that sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen指担心危险或不快的事情发生：She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。▫ paranoid(rather informal) afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you, in a way that is not reasonable指多疑、不合情理的恐惧：You're just being paranoid.你只是在疑神疑鬼。PATTERNSafraid/frightened/scaredofspiders, etc.frightened/scared/paranoidabout…afraid/frightened/scared/terrifiedthat…afraid/frightened/scaredtoopen the door, etc.Don't beafraid/frightened/scared/alarmed. |
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