afraid; feeling fear 驚嚇的；受驚的；害怕的 a frightened child 受了驚嚇的小孩 Don't be frightened. 别害怕。 He sounded frightened. 他聽起來受了驚。 - frightened of something
What are you frightened of? 你怕什麽？ - frightened of doing something
I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark. 我害怕在黑夜單獨走路回家。 - frightened about something
I was nervous and frightened about the future. 我對將來感到不安和害怕。 - frightened about doing something
She said she was frightened about having the baby. 她說她害怕生孩子。 - frightened to do something
I'm too frightened to ask him now. 現在我嚇得不敢問他了。 - frightened that…
She was frightened that the plane would crash. 她害怕飛機會墜毀。 - frightened for somebody
I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.). 我爲他擔驚受怕。 - (informal)
I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death. 我絕不會幹。我會嚇死的。
Synonyms afraidafraid- frightened
- scared
- terrified
- alarmed
- paranoid
- afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
There’s nothing to be afraid of. 沒有什麽要害怕的。 Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall? 你不怕會跌倒嗎？
- frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
a frightened child 受驚的孩子 She was frightened that the glass would break. 她擔心玻璃會破碎。
- scared (rather informal
) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: 指害怕、擔心不幸的事可能發生： The thieves got scared and ran away. 小偷慌張起來，都跑掉了。
afraid, frightened or scared? 用 afraid、frightened 還是 scared？ - terrified very frightened:
I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come. 我很害怕她不來。 She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. 她看着他，雙目圓睜，充滿恐懼。
- alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到獨自旅行的情景就害怕。
- paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:
You’re just being paranoid. 你只是在疑神疑鬼。
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1I got frightened when he lost his temper. 他大發脾氣，把我嚇壞了。 Most of us are frightened by our emotions. 我們中大多數的人對自己的情緒感到害怕。 I'm rather frightened of dogs. 我有些怕狗。 My friend is too frightened of my father to come to our house. 我的朋友太害怕我父親了，不敢到我家來。 Simon was badly frightened at the result of his action. 西蒙爲他的行爲産生的後果感到很害怕。 She was frightened that the glass would break. 她擔心玻璃會破碎。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- by
- of
- …
- frightened out of your wits
- frightened to death
- too frightened (of somebody/something) to do something
- …
Idioms
be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow
to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous 非常膽小（或十分緊張）
be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits
(also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody)
to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much 嚇得魂不附體 I was scared out of my wits! 我被嚇得魂都沒了！ The latest news has scared the wits out of investors. 最新的消息把投資者嚇壞了。