afraid 音标拼音: [əfr'ed]
a . 畏惧的,害怕的,担心的
畏惧的,害怕的,担心的
afraid adj 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 "
[
ant : {
fearless }, {
unafraid (
p )}]
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 "
Afraid \
A *
fraid "\,
p .
a . [
OE .
afrayed ,
affraide ,
p .
p .
of afraien to affray .
See {
Affray },
and cf . {
Afeard }.]
Impressed with fear or apprehension ;
in fear ;
apprehensive .
[
Afraid comes after the noun it limits .] "
Back they recoiled ,
afraid ." --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened .
It is followed by of before the object of fear ,
or by the infinitive ,
or by a dependent clause ;
as ,
to be afraid of death . "
I am afraid to die ." "
I am afraid he will chastise me ." "
Be not afraid that I your hand should take ." --
Shak .
I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement ;
as ,
I am afraid I can not help you in this matter .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Fearful ;
timid ;
timorous ;
alarmed ;
anxious .
[
1913 Webster ]
88 Moby Thesaurus words for "
afraid ":
abulic ,
afeared ,
aghast ,
anxious ,
apologetic ,
apprehensive ,
averse ,
backward ,
cautious ,
chary ,
chicken ,
chickenhearted ,
coward ,
cowardly ,
cowed ,
craven ,
daunted ,
dismayed ,
edgy ,
faint ,
fainthearted ,
fear -
struck ,
feared ,
fearful ,
feeble ,
feebleminded ,
frail ,
frightened ,
fritter ,
funking ,
funky ,
haunted with fear ,
henhearted ,
hesitant ,
indisposed ,
infirm ,
intimidated ,
invertebrate ,
jittery ,
jumpy ,
lily -
livered ,
loath ,
milk -
livered ,
milksoppish ,
milksoppy ,
mousy ,
nervous ,
on edge ,
overtimid ,
overtimorous ,
panic -
prone ,
panic -
stricken ,
panicky ,
pigeonhearted ,
pliable ,
pusillanimous ,
rabbity ,
regretful ,
reluctant ,
rueful ,
scared ,
scared to death ,
scary ,
shrinking ,
shy ,
sissified ,
sissy ,
skittish ,
soft ,
sorry ,
spineless ,
spooked ,
terrified ,
timid ,
timorous ,
uneager ,
unhappy ,
unmanly ,
unmanned ,
unwilling ,
wary ,
weak ,
weak -
kneed ,
weak -
minded ,
weak -
willed ,
weakhearted ,
white -
livered ,
yellow
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