/fɪə(r) ||; fɪr/noun
[C,U] the feeling that you have when sth dangerous, painful or frightening might happen 恐惧;惧怕;担忧:
He was shaking with fear after the accident.事故后他给吓得直打颤。People in this area live in constant fearof crime.这地区的人经常给罪案弄得人心惶惶。This book helped me overcome my fear of dogs.这本书帮我克服了对狗的惧怕心理。She showed no fear.她毫无惧色。My fears for his safety were unnecessary.我为他的安全担心是多余的。no fear(spoken 口语) (used when answering a suggestion) certainly not (用于回答建议)绝不
*fear²
/fɪə(r) ||; fɪr/verb
1 [T] to be afraid of sb/sth or of doing sth 害怕;惧怕:
We all fear illness and death.人人都惧怕疾病和死亡。
2 [T] to feel that sth bad might happen or might have happened 感觉到可能会发生坏事;担心:
The government fears that it will lose the next election.政府怕下次选举要落败。Thousands of people are feared dead in the earthquake.地震中恐怕死了好几千人。
fear for sb/sth to be worried about sb/sth 为…担忧:
Parents often fear for the safety of their children.父母常为儿女的安全担心。
fear1/fIr; fIə/n 1 [C,U] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad will happen 害怕﹐恐惧﹔担心: +of a fear of flying 害怕坐飞机+that fears that prices might continue to rise 对价格可能继续上涨的担心+for She expressed fears for her daughter's safety. 她对女儿的安全表示担忧。Their worst fears became a reality. 他们最担心的事变成了现实。People lived in fear of being arrested. 人们生活在被逮捕的恐惧之中。2 for fear (that)/for fear of sth because you are worried that something bad will happen 生怕﹔惟恐: They travelled at night, for fear of being seen. 他们在夜间出门﹐生怕被人看见。3 No fear! BrE spoken informal used humorously to say that you are definitely not going to do something【英,口﹐非正式】绝不!当然不!〔幽默用法〕
fear2v 1 [I,T] to feel afraid or worried that something bad will happen or has happened 害怕﹔担心: +(that) Police fear there may be further attacks. 警方担心会有进一步的袭击。Hundreds of people are feared dead . 好几百人恐怕已经丧生。When he didn’t come home, we feared the worst (=were afraid something very bad had happened). 他没有回家﹐我们都担心发生了最坏的情况。+for We left because we feared for our lives . 我们担心生命安全﹐于是就走了。2 [T] to be afraid of someone 畏惧﹐害怕〔某人〕: As a leader, he was feared by his people. 作为领导﹐他让手下的人畏惧。
fearfearfears1nounthe feeling that you have when you think that something bad might happen: I have a terrible fear of dogs. He was shaking with fear. My fears for his safety were unnecessary.fearfearfearsfearedfearing2verb (fears, fearing, feared)1to be afraid of somebody or something: We all fear illness and death.speakingIt is more usual to say be afraid of or be frightened of somebody or something.2(formal) to feel that something bad might happen: I fear we will be late.