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fear

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n.恐怖,害怕,担心,敬畏 v.害怕,畏惧,为...担心,敬畏(神等)

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名词:fearer 动词过去式:feared 过去分词:feared 现在分词:fearing 第三人称单数:fears

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fear


/fɪə(r); fɪr/
n
1 (a) [U] emotion caused by the nearness or possibility of danger, pain, evil, etc 恐惧; 惧怕
*unable to speak from fear 吓得说不出话来
* overcome by fear 被吓坏
* feel, show no fear 毫不畏惧、毫无惧色.
(b) [C] this emotion caused by sth specific (因某事物产生的)畏惧
*a fear of heights 对高处的恐惧
* The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears. 医生的报告证实了我们最为担心的事.
* overcome/dispel/allay sb's fears 克服[消除/减轻]某人的恐惧心理.
2 (idm 习语) for fear of sth/of doing sth; for fear (that/lest)... in case; to avoid the danger of sth happening 惟恐; 以免(发生危险)
*We spoke in whispers for fear of waking the baby/for fear (that) we might wake the baby. 我们轻声谈话, 以免吵醒婴儿. hold no fears/terrors for sb not frighten sb 不能使某人感到害怕
*Hang-gliding holds no fears for her. 她一点也不害怕悬挂式滑翔. in fear and trembling in a frightened or cowed manner 恐惧地; 胆怯地
*They went to the teacher in fear and trembling to tell her that they'd broken a window. 他们战战兢兢地去告诉老师, 他们打破了一扇窗户. in fear of sb/sth in a state of fear about sb/sth 处于害怕某人[某事物]的状态
*The thief went in constant fear of discovery. 那贼时刻都在担心被人发现. in ,fear of one's `life anxious for one's own safety 为自己的安全担忧. ,no `fear (infml 口) (used when answering a suggestion) certainly not (用以回应别人的提议)当然不...
*`Are you coming climbing?' `No fear!' `你来爬山吗?'`我可不去!' put the fear of God into sb (infml 口) make sb very frightened 使某人非常恐惧. there's not much fear of sth/that... it is unlikely that sth will happen 某事不太可能发生
*There's not much fear of an enemy attack (taking place). 敌人不太可能发动攻击. without ,fear or `favour (fml 文) showing impartial justice 公正的; 不偏不倚的.

/fɪə(r); fɪr/
v
1 (a) [Tn] be afraid of (sb/sth) 害怕(某人[某事物]); 惧怕
*fear death, illness 怕死、怕生病
* The plague was greatly feared in the Middle Ages. 中世纪时这种瘟疫十分可怕.
(b) [I, Tt] feel fear (about doing sth) (对做某事)感到害怕, 忧虑
*Never fear (ie Don't worry), everything will be all right. 别害怕, 一切都会好的.
* She feared to speak in his presence. 她怕在他的面前说话.
2 [Tn, Tf] have an uneasy feeling about or anticipation of (esp sth bad) 担心(尤指怕出事)
*They feared the worst, ie thought that the worst had happened or would happen. 他们担心的是最坏的情况(已经发生或可能发生).
* `Are we going to be late?' `I fear so.' `我们会迟到吗?'`我看要迟到.'
* I fear (that) he is going to die. 我担心他快死了.
3 [Tn] (arch or fml 古或文) have respect and awe for 敬畏
*fear God 敬畏上帝.
4 (phr v) fear for sb/sth be anxious or concerned about sb/sth 对某人[某事物]担忧或关心...
*I fear for her safety in this weather. 在这种天气里我很担心她的安全.
1. For fear the agents of other firms should be able to trace the kind of research they are likely to be undertaking.
    他们生怕别的公司的情报人员据此摸到他们可能要从事的某项科研项目。

2. fear, uncertainty and doubt —
    -- FUD 指的是恐惧、犹豫和怀疑

3. We have been brought up to fear insects.
    我们自幼就在对昆虫的惧怕中长大。

4. What should I do? During this very difficult time, I couldn't tell anyone for fear I wouldn't be able to compete in the Olympics if people learned I was HIV-positive.
    我该怎么办?然而在这艰难的时刻,我却不能把这些告诉任何人,因为一旦人们知道我是艾滋病毒阳性,我便不能参加奥运会比赛了。

5. While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriously, they fear that a notion as handy as EQ invites misuse.
    尽管在这一较新的领域里很多研究人员对情感问题终于得到认真对待感到高兴,但他们也担心像情商这样一个方便的概念会被误用。

6. The doctor´s friendly manner helped the patient allay his fear.
    医生友善的态度能帮助病人缓和恐惧。

7. The soldiers did not fear their enemies.
    士兵不怕敌人。

8. The man who, in old age, can see his life in this way, will not suffer from the fear of death, since the things he cares for will continue.
    上了年纪的人这样看待生命,就不会有惧怕死亡的心情了,因为自己关心的一切事件都会继续下去。

9. The companies are getting smaller and smaller because of bleak economic conditions and employees fear for their jobs — so they work longer hours.
    由于经济形势黯淡, 公司不断裁员, 雇员担心失去工作, 因此他们工作时间更长。

10. There's the fear, for instance, that parents might clone a child for the sake of having "surplus parts" in case the original child needs an organ transplant.
    例如,有人担心父母克隆孩子是为了要有"备用器官",以备这个孩子器官移植之需。

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