音标：[fiә]
n. 恐怖, 害怕, 担心
vt. 害怕, 恐惧, 为...担心, 敬畏
vi. 害怕, 恐惧, 为...担心, 敬畏
【医】 恐惧, 畏惧
相关词组:
I fear
strike fear into...
without fear or favour
英汉词典
fear的短语、例句：
fear
n
1
(a) [U] emotion caused by the nearness or possibility of danger, pain, evil, etc 恐惧; 惧怕
unable to speak from fear 吓得说不出话来
overcome by fear 被吓坏
feel, show no fear 毫不畏惧、 毫无惧色.
(b) [C] this emotion caused by sth specific （因某事物产生的）畏惧
a fear of heights 对高处的恐惧
The doctor´s report confirmed our worst fears. 医生的报告证实了我们最为担心的事.
overcome/dispel/allay sb´s fears 克服[消除/减轻]某人的恐惧心理.
2 (idm 习语) for fear of sth/of doing sth; for fear (that/lest)... in case; to avoid the danger of sth happening 惟恐; 以免（发生危险）
We spoke in whispers for fear of waking the baby/for fear (that) we might wake the baby. 我们轻声谈话, 以免吵醒婴儿. hold no fears/terrors for sb not frighten sb 不能使某人感到害怕
Hang-gliding holds no fears for her. 她一点也不害怕悬挂式滑翔. in fear and trembling in a frightened or cowed manner 恐惧地; 胆怯地
They went to the teacher in fear and trembling to tell her that they´d broken a window. 他们战战兢兢地去告诉老师, 他们打破了一扇窗户. in fear of sb/sth in a state of fear about sb/sth 处於害怕某人[某事物]的状态
The thief went in constant fear of discovery. 那贼时刻都在担心被人发现. in ,fear of one´s `life anxious for one´s own safety 为自己的安全担忧. ,no `fear (infml 口) (used when answering a suggestion) certainly not （用以回应别人的提议）当然不...
`Are you coming climbing?´ `No fear!´ ｀你来爬山吗?＇｀我可不去!＇ put the fear of God into sb (infml 口) make sb very frightened 使某人非常恐惧. there´s not much fear of sth/that... it is unlikely that sth will happen 某事不太可能发生
There´s not much fear of an enemy attack (taking place). 敌人不太可能发动攻击. without ,fear or `favour (fml 文) showing impartial justice 公正的; 不偏不倚的.
fear v
1
(a) [Tn] be afraid of (sb/sth) 害怕（某人[某事物]）; 惧怕
fear death, illness 怕死、 怕生病
The plague was greatly feared in the Middle Ages. 中世纪时这种瘟疫十分可怕.
(b) [I, Tt] feel fear (about doing sth) （对做某事）感到害怕, 忧虑
Never fear (ie Don´t worry), everything will be all right. 别害怕, 一切都会好的.
She feared to speak in his presence. 她怕在他的面前说话.
2 [Tn, Tf] have an uneasy feeling about or anticipation of (esp sth bad) 担心（尤指怕出事）
They feared the worst, ie thought that the worst had happened or would happen. 他们担心的是最坏的情况（已经发生或可能发生）.
`Are we going to be late?´ `I fear so.´ ｀我们会迟到吗?＇｀我看要迟到.＇
I fear (that) he is going to die. 我担心他快死了.
3 [Tn] (arch or fml 古或文) have respect and awe for 敬畏: fear God 敬畏上帝.
4 (phr v) fear for sb/sth be anxious or concerned about sb/sth 对某人[某事物]担忧或关心...
I fear for her safety in this weather. 在这种天气里我很担心她的安全.
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