/'fəʊbɪə; `fobɪə/
n extreme or abnormal dislike or fear of sth; aversion （对某事物极端的或反常的）憎恶, 恐惧; 恐怖（症）
*learning to control one's phobia about flying 学会克服飞行的恐惧感
* Dislike of snakes or spiders is a common phobia. 害怕蛇或厌恶蜘蛛是很常见的事.

n [U and C]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Modern Latin;Origin:Late Latin -phobia, from Greek, from phobos 'fear']
a strong unreasonable fear of something
phobia about
　Owen has a phobia about snakes.
　Some children suffer from school phobia .
>phobicadj