n. 害怕;可能性;(对神等的)敬畏;忧虑
vt. 畏惧;害怕;为…忧虑(或担心、焦虑);敬畏(神等)
vi. 害怕;忧虑;感到害怕;惧怕
1. 用作动词,注意以下用法:
(1) 表示“恐惧”“害怕”,其后接动词时,可用不定式或动名词(注:用不定式比用动名词常见)。如:
He feared to speak in public. 他害怕在公共场合讲话。
He fears to tell [telling] her what happened. 他怕告诉她所发生的事。
(2) 表示“恐怕”“担心”,其后通常接 that 从句。如:
I fear that he will refuse us. 我担心他会拒绝我们。
在答语中 that 从句可用 so, not 代之。如:
A:Will he come? 他会来吗?
B:I fear so. /I fear not. 我想会来吧/我想不会来吧。
【注】后接否定的宾语从句时,通常不转移到主句。如:
I fear it won’t do much good. 我担心这不会有多大好处。
(3) 通常不接不定式的复合结构。如:
我担心他会失败。
误:I fear him to fail.
正:I fear that he will fail.
(4) 比较 fear sb 与 fear for sb:前者意为害怕某人,后者意为为某人担心。如:
He fears his wife. 他怕他老婆。
He fears for his wife. 他为他老婆担心。
2. 用作名词,比较 for fear of 与 in fear of:前者意为“由于怕……”“以防……”,后者意为“害怕”“担心”。如:
Shut the window for fear of catching a cold. 关闭窗户以免感冒。
We’re in fear of more snow. 我们担心会再下雪。
The thief passed the day in fear of discovery. 这个小偷整天提心掉胆担心会被发现。
1. His mind was a haze of fear and confusion.
由于害怕和困惑,他当时处于一种混沌状态。
2. He seems either to fear women or to sentimentalize them.
他似乎要么怕女人要么就对她们怀有浪漫想法。
3. Mack made his voice quiver with fear on these last two words.
麦克说出最后这两个字时,吓得声音颤抖。
4. I would overcome any weakness, any despair, any fear.
我要克服所有的软弱、绝望和恐惧。
5. Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.
大型石油公司无需担心原油销售不出去。
6. The fear is that science could become the handmaiden of industry.
人们担心的是科学会成为工业的仆人。