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。