| 单词 | fear |
| 释义 | noun | verb fearfear1 /fɪr/ ●●● S3 W1 noun 1[countable, uncountable] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen: The boy’s eyes were full of fear. Fear is no excuse for violence.fear of Fear of flying is quite common. He had no fear of death.fear about Fears about catching the disease were spreading through the city. The little dog was trembling with fear. He lives in fear of being caught and sent home to his country (=is always afraid of being caught). A small boy was crouching in fear behind a tree (=feeling afraid). Many of the refugees were in fear for their lives as they were escaping (=afraid that someone would kill them). He managed to overcome his fear of heights.THESAURUSterror – a very strong feeling of fear that you get when you think something very bad is going to happen to you soon: I froze in terror as I realized my husband was still in the burning house.horror – a very strong feeling of shock and fear when you see something very bad happen: People watched in horror as he jumped from the roof of the building.panic – a sudden strong feeling of fear and worry that makes you do things without thinking carefully: The fire caused a panic in the theater and everyone ran for the exit.fright – a sudden strong feeling of fear: The loud bang made her scream with fright.dread – a strong feeling of worry, fear, and unhappiness because of something bad that will or might happen: The thought of seeing her ex-husband again filled her with dread.apprehension (also trepidation) formal – a feeling of worry and fear because of something bad that will or might happen: I opened the door with trepidation.alarm – a strong feeling of fear and worry because something bad is happening or might happen: She heard a loud noise outside and rushed to the window in alarm to see what was happening.phobia – a strong fear someone has even though he or she knows it is not sensible to be so afraid: He has a phobia about riding in elevators, so he always takes the stairs.2[countable, uncountable] something bad that might happen, which makes you feel afraid or worried: fear that There was always the fear that the crisis could get worse. My worst fear is that I might lose my job. What are your hopes and fears for the future?3for fear of something (also for fear (that)) because you are worried that you will make something happen: She would not give her name, for fear that the man who attacked her would find her.4put the fear of God into somebody informal to make sure someone knows the bad things that will happen if he or she does not do something: After the second time I skipped school, my father put the fear of God into me.5without fear or favor formal in a fair way: Our job at the newspaper is to report the facts without fear or favor. [Origin: Old English fær sudden danger]COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectivessomebody’s worst/greatest/biggest fear His worst fear was never seeing his children again.an irrational fear (=one that is not reasonable) He grew up with an irrational fear of insects.constant fear She lived in constant fear of getting cancer.a deep/deep-seated fear (=very strong and difficult to change) He used people’s deepest fears about foreigners coming into their country.widespread fear (=fear among many people) There is widespread fear in the community that the attacks may begin again.somebody’s fears are groundless (=without any reason) As it turned out, the fears of an attack were groundless.verbsovercome/conquer your fear (=stop being afraid) She managed to conquer her fear of flying.shake/tremble with fear He was shaking with fear after being held at gunpoint.be gripped by fear (=be very afraid) We were gripped by fear as the boat was tossed around by the waves.be paralyzed/frozen with fear (=be so afraid that you cannot do anything) Bruce was paralyzed with fear when he saw the huge bear.strike fear into somebody/into somebody’s heart (=make someone feel afraid) He was a leader who struck fear into the hearts of the country’s citizens.confirm somebody’s fears (=show that what you were afraid of has actually happened) The look on Colin’s face confirmed all my worst fears.ease/allay/dispel somebody’s fears (=help someone stop being afraid) Frank eased my fears about not being able to speak the local language. noun | verb fearfear2 ●●○ W2 verb 1[intransitive, transitive] to feel afraid or worried that something bad may happen: Fearing a blizzard, many people stayed home.fear (that) Police fear that there may be further terrorist attacks. Hundreds of people are feared dead in the ferry disaster.fear for I’m not afraid for myself, but I fear for my daughter. Sometimes I fear for the future of this country.fear for somebody’s safety/life Residents fear for their children’s safety on the busy road.fear to do something People feared to go out at night.2fear the worst to think that the worst possible thing has happened or might happen: Rescuers feared the worst for the men trapped in the mine.3[transitive] to be afraid of someone and what he or she might do, or to be afraid of something: The dictator was feared by the entire country.4I fear formal used when telling someone that you think that something bad has happened or is true: I fear that we must accept the limitations of medicine.5fear not (also never fear) old-fashioned used to tell someone not to worry: Never fear, we’ll fix it somehow. → see also God-fearing |
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