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fear noun
⇨ fear (a fear of flying) ⇨ risk 1 (for fear of sth/that…)fear noun fear ♦︎ terror ♦︎ panic ♦︎ alarm ♦︎ fright ♦︎ hysteria ♦︎ dread ♦︎ paranoia ♦︎ phobiaThese are all words for the bad feeling you have when you are afraid. 这些词均表示害怕、恐惧、恐慌。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达恐惧的程度| alarm | ➔ | fear | ➔ | panic | ➔ | terror | | | fright | | paranoia | | hysteria | | | | | dread | | | | | | | phobia | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a fear / terror / dread of sth◆panic / alarm / paranoia / a phobia about sth◆in fear / terror / panic / alarm / fright / dread◆fear / terror / panic / alarm / dread that...◆absolute / pure / sheer terror / panic / hysteria / dread◆to be filled with fear / terror / panic / alarm / dread◆to have a fear / panic / fright / dread / phobia◆a feeling of fear / terror / panic / alarm / hysteria / dread / paranoia■ fear [uncountable, countable] the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when sth bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you 害怕；惧怕；担忧◆(a) fear of the dark / spiders / flying怕黑；害怕蜘蛛／坐飞机◆Her eyes showed no fear.她的眼神毫无畏惧。◆The child was shaking with fear.那小孩吓得发抖。◆We lived in constant fear of losing our jobs.我们一直忧心忡忡，怕丢掉工作。◆He spoke of his fears for the future.他谈到了对未来的担忧。◆The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears.医生的报告证实了我们最大的担忧。 OPP hope ⇨ hope noun 2 see also fearful ⇨ afraid ▸ fear verb [transitive] (written) ◆to fear death / danger / persecution怕死；害怕危险／遭迫害◆Hundreds of people are feared dead.好几百人恐遭不测。◆We feared for their safety.我们担心他们的安全。◆Don't worry, you have nothing to fear from us.别担心，你一点也不必害怕我们。ⓘ Although there are a number of ways to use the verb fear, it is more common and usually more natural to use the expression be afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth. 虽然动词fear有好几种用法，但短语be afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth是比较常用且自然的说法。 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ afraid 另见afraid条■ terror [uncountable, singular] a feeling of extreme fear 惊恐；恐惧；惊骇◆Her eyes were wild with terror.她的眼睛里充满恐惧。◆People fled from the explosion in terror.人们惊恐地逃离了爆炸现场。◆Some women have a terror of losing control in the birth process.有些女人惧怕在分娩过程中会失控。 see also terrified ⇨ afraid ■ panic [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly 惊恐；恐慌；惊慌失措◆I had a sudden moment of panic.我一下子恐慌起来。◆There's no point getting into a panic about the exams.面对考试惊慌失措是没有用的。 see also panic ⇨ panic verb , panicky , panic-stricken ⇨ hysterical ■ alarm [uncountable] a sudden or continuing feeling of worry that sth dangerous might happen or might have already happened 惊恐；惊慌；恐慌◆'What have you done?' Ellie cried in alarm.“你都干了些什么？”埃利惊恐地喊道。◆The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.医生说不必惊慌。 see also alarm ⇨ frighten verb , alarmed ⇨ afraid ■ fright [uncountable, countable] a feeling of fear, usually sudden （通常指突如其来的）惊吓，恐怖◆She cried out in fright.她吓得大声叫喊。◆He suffered from stage fright (= nervous feelings felt by performers before they appear in front of an audience).他表演前怯场。ⓘ A fright can also be an experience or an event that makes you feel fear. * fright亦可指使人受惊吓的经历、恐怖的事件。 see also fright ⇨ shock noun 2 , frighten ⇨ frighten , frightened ⇨ afraid NOTE 辨析 Fear or fright? Fright is a reaction to sth that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, not fright, to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future. * fright指对刚刚发生或正在发生的事情的反应。对总是使人害怕的事物和对未来可能发生的事情感到担忧均可用fear，但不能用fright◆I have a fright of spiders. ◆his fright of what might happen ■ hysteria / /hɪˈstɪəriə; NAmE hɪˈstɪriə/ [uncountable] a state of extreme excitement, fear or anger in which a person or a group of people loses control of their emotions and starts to cry, laugh, etc. 歇斯底里；情绪失控◆A note of hysteria crept into her voice.她的声音听来有点歇斯底里。◆Fear infected people with mass hysteria.恐惧让人们陷入一片歇斯底里当中。 see also hysterical ⇨ hysterical ■ dread /dred/ / [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (rather informal) a feeling of great fear about sth that might or will happen in the future; a thing that causes this fear 恐惧；令人惧怕的事物◆The prospect of growing old alone fills me with dread.想到自己会孤独地渐渐老去，我害怕极了。◆She has an irrational dread of hospitals.她对医院有莫名的恐惧。▸ dread verb [transitive] ◆This was the moment he had been dreading.这是他一直最担心的时刻。◆She dreads her husband finding out.她生怕丈夫察觉出来。◆I dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire.我不敢想象假如真的发生火灾会是什么情景。 OPP look forward to sth ⇨ expect ■ paranoia / /ˌpærəˈnɔɪə/ / [uncountable] (informal) fear or suspicion of other people, especially when there is no reason for this （尤指无端的）对他人的恐惧（或怀疑）◆his paranoia that people might find out他对人们可能会有所察觉的无端恐惧 see also paranoid ⇨ afraid ■ phobia /ˈfəʊbiə; NAmE ˈfoʊbiə/ [countable] (rather formal) a strong unreasonable fear or hatred of sth 恐怖症，恐惧症（莫名的极度恐惧）◆He has a phobia about flying.他有飞行恐惧症。◆One of the symptoms of the disease is water phobia.这种病的其中一个症状是恐水。ⓘ Phobia is also used in compounds to make the names of particular phobias. * phobia亦用于表示某种恐惧症的复合词中◆arachnophobia (= fear of spiders) 蜘蛛恐惧症◆claustrophobia (= fear of enclosed spaces) 幽闭恐惧症◆xenophobia (= fear or hatred of people from other countries) 恐外症 risk1 noun the risk of heart disease 患心脏病的风险take a risk 冒险risk ♦︎ danger ♦︎ threat ♦︎ fearThese words all mean the possibility that sth bad or unpleasant will happen. 这些词均表示危险、风险。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the risk / danger / threat of sth happening◆the risk / danger / threat that sth will happen◆(a) real / great / serious / grave risk / danger / threat◆to pose a risk / danger / threat◆to put sth at risk / in danger / under threat■ risk [countable, uncountable] the possibility that sth bad will happen, especially as a result of doing sth or trying to do sth 危险，风险（尤指行为可能产生的不良后果）◆There is still a risk that the whole deal will fall through.整桩买卖化为泡影的风险仍然存在。◆We don't want to run the risk of losing their business.我们不想冒险失去他们的生意。◆We could probably trust her with the information but it's just not worth the risk.我们也许可以将这些资料托付给她，但实在不值得去担这样的风险。◆At the risk of showing my ignorance, how exactly does this system work?也许我这样问显得很无知，可这个系统到底是怎么运作的？◆He dived in to save the dog at considerable risk to his own life.他冒着相当大的生命危险跳到水里去救那只狗。 see also risk ⇨ threat noun , risk ⇨ dare verb , risky ⇨ dangerous , at risk ⇨ vulnerable ■ danger [uncountable, countable] the possibility that sth bad will happen, especially sth that will injure, harm or kill sb or damage or destroy sth （尤指致伤、致死或致损的）危险，风险◆Danger! Keep Out!(= written on a sign) 危险！请勿入内！◆Children's lives are in danger every time they cross this road.孩子们每次过这条马路都面临着生命危险。◆The building is in danger of collapsing.这栋建筑有倒塌的危险。◆Doctors said she is now out of danger (= not likely to die).医生说她现已脱离危险。◆There is a danger that the political disorder of the past will return.曾经发生的政治动乱有卷土重来的危险。 see also danger ⇨ threat noun , dangerous ⇨ dangerous ■ threat [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the possibility that sth bad will happen because of the way that things are now 凶兆；征兆◆These ancient woodlands are under threat from new road developments.新道路的建设可能对这些古老的林地造成破坏。◆There is a real threat of war.确有战争的征兆。 see also threat ⇨ threat , threaten ⇨ threaten 2 3 , threatening ⇨ threatening ■ fear [uncountable] (rather formal) the danger of sth happening （发生某事的）危险ⓘ In this meaning fear is used only in the expressions for fear of sth/of doing sth and for fear that... to mean 'to avoid the danger of sth happening'. 表达此义时，fear仅用于短语for fear of sth/of doing sth和for fear that ...，指避免某事发生◆We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards.我们悄悄说话，以免惊醒警卫。◆I had to run away for fear that he might one day kill me.我只好逃走，生怕他有一天把我杀了。 |