| 单词 | fear |
| 释义 | fear I. 1. a. b. < they have created fear of the free mind — John Mason Brown > c. 2. a. < anesthetics have removed the fear of physical pain — H.W.VanLoon > < the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — F.D.Roosevelt > < living in fear > b. < a fear that the boy will not make out well in his examination > 3. < the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom — Ps 111:10 (Revised Standard Version) > < godliness and holy fear > 4. < starvation is still a real fear in the minds of many peoples of the world > Synonyms: < the human fear of death — Douglas Stewart > < a fear of failure > < the fear of the unknown > < tremble and grovel with fear > dread is similar to fear but usually adds the idea of extreme fear-inspired reluctance to face or meet a particular dreaded person or situation < we face the threat — not with dread and confusion — but with confidence and conviction — D.D.Eisenhower > < though she was without definite fear, an obscure dread was beating against the wall of her consciousness — Ellen Glasgow > fright implies the shock of sudden, startling, and short-lived fear < a face to inspire fright > < the sound produces a kind of horror that is something more than mere fright — Ernie Pyle > < disquietude had developed into fright; fright quickly developed into terror — Emile Gaboriau > alarm suggests intense, usually sudden, apprehension < instantly the alarm began in her nerves; she felt the warning quiver dart through them like the vibration in a wire — Ellen Glasgow > < with an astonishment bordering on alarm — Jane Austen > dismay, of these words the least generally associated with the idea of fear, usually implies a sudden discouragement or loss of courage or initiative, generally accompanied by a certain mental confusion usually induced by an unexpected turn of events < view a difficult task with dismay > < when the child told her first lie her foster-mother was nearly sick with dismay and anxiety — Margaret Deland > < he is flung neck and crop into a world which he does not comprehend, and his dismay is hysterical — John Buchan > consternation implies fear only incidentally, stressing rather the idea of a temporary confusion or paralysis of faculties induced by something startlingly contrary to expectation or hope or something shocking < he looked down on her with stirrings of tender pride which altered to consternation as slow tears came stealing down the nearest cheek — Mary Austin > < the more adventurous drivers enjoyed timing the trip down to the last second so that they could race the tide to safety, much to the consternation of their passengers — American Guide Series: California > panic is overmastering and unreasoning fear or fright usually as manifesting itself in hysterical activity < thrown into a panic by the threat of raids by pirates — American Guide Series: Michigan > < all the possible phases of that sort of anguish, beginning with instinctive panic, through the bewildered stage, the frozen stage, and the stage of blanched apprehension, down to the instinctive prudence of extreme terror — Joseph Conrad > terror is extreme violent fear or dread, such as might conduce to panic < his appeal was to fear, and he so impressed his hearers that frequently they fell to the floor or shrieked in terror — H.E.Starr > < in terror, the wild horse seems to lose possession of his senses and plunges ahead regardless of obstacles — American Guide Series: Arizona > horror throws emphasis upon the idea of strong abhorrence or shuddering revulsion induced or accompanied by fear < such a horror of his cruelty, duplicity, and power, that I could scarce conceal a shudder — R.L.Stevenson > < he saw, to his horror, that the three pairs of legs continued to parade but there seemed to be no bodies above them — American Guide Series: Rhode Island > trepidation carries the idea of a trembling fear, born of timidity < they went in trepidation, almost afraid that the delight of exploring this ruin might be denied them — D.H.Lawrence > < I should very shortly perish of trepidation and suspense in so sinister an environment — Elinor Wylie > • - for fear - without fear or favor II. transitive verb 1. now dialect a. < be careful not to fear the horse by shouting > b. < fear the crows out of the corn > 2. obsolete 3. archaic < I fear me he is slain — Christopher Marlowe > 4. a. < fear God > b. < fear anyone in authority > 5. a. < most men fear death > < fear the unexpected and unknown > < fear evil and misfortune > b. < fear to disturb someone's thoughts > c. < I fear I have made too many mistakes > intransitive verb < I fear lest we commit an inexcusable blunder > < if the night seems cold, you need not fear if the house is well heated > • fear·er |
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