afraid翻译

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. [P]害怕,畏惧 feeling fear; frightened
2. [P]担忧,忧虑 worried or anxious about the possible result of sth
3. [P]担心 frightened or worried about things that may put sb/sth in danger

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"
   

• 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。

1. afraid的基本含义是“害怕”,泛指一种恐惧心理,或者用于表示习惯的、经常的懦弱或怯弱,并带有因“畏惧”而行动不灵活或谈吐不顺畅之意。afraid也可表示“担忧”或“忧虑”某事物可能产生的后果,即“恐怕”。afraid还可以表示“担心”某人〔事物〕会遇到危险。
2. afraid是表语形容词,即一般不用在名词前面作定语。作“害怕”解时其后可接of (sb/sth/ v -ing)引起的短语,也可接动词不定式和that(常省略)从句,从句中的谓语动词常用虚拟式。作“担心”解时其后可接for引起的短语。
3. afraid在句中间或可用作宾语补足语。由afraid构成的形容词短语在句中还可用作状语。
4. I am afraid...是口语中常见的一种固定搭配(只用单数第一人称一般现在时)。可用来表示推测(suppose)、歉意(Excuse me…)、婉拒(I'm sorry but…)或者引出不好的消息(sorry to have to say)。其作用在于使语气婉转和缓。其位置可在句首,也可在句末。
5. 在回答别人问话时afraid后可用so或not替代问句中的肯定式或否定式宾语。
6. afraid不可用very修饰,但可用much或very much修饰。
7. afraid的比较级和最高级是more afraid和most afraid。

1. much afraid, very much afraid和very afraid都指“很害怕”，但因afraid是表语形容词，very afraid的表达方式不妥当。使用最普遍的是very much afraid，等同于afraid的定语形容词是frightened；
2. afraid后可加不定式，of和动名词，that或lest引导的从句：加不定式时，指“怕……”，如afraid to die指“怕死”，afraid to see him指“怕见他”。加of和动名词时，除了指“怕。。。”，还常指“恐怕将。。。”，如afraid of dying指“恐怕将死”或“怕死”，afraid of seeing him指“（不想见而）恐怕难免要见到他”或“怕见他”。that从句中，常省略开首的that。

   I am afraid (that) we shall be late.

3. I am afraid有时指“I am sorry”。

   I am afraid I cannot tell you.
   注意I am afraid不能单独代替I am sorry.

4. 不可用在名词名词前，如可以说John is afraid，或John is a frightened man，不可说John is an afraid man；
5. 在非正式表达方式下，be afraid要比fear使用得更普遍，如Don’t be afraid，而不是Don’t fear。