n.
- 害怕，恐懼[C][U][（+of）][+（that）]
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She has a great
fear of water.
她很怕水。
- 可能性[U][（+of）][+（that）]
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There is no
fear that he'll be late.
他不會遲到的。
- 擔心，憂慮[C][+（that）]
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My worst
fears were quickly realized.
我最擔心的事很快成了現實。
- （尤指對神的）敬畏
vt.[W]
- 害怕，畏懼；擔心[+（that）]
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She
feared that she might not find him in his room.
她擔心可能在他的房間裡找不到他。
There was nothing to
fear.
沒什麼可怕的。
She has always
feared cats.
她向來怕貓。
- 【書】恐怕；猜想
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I
fear I do not know the answer to that.
我恐怕回答不出那個問題。
vi.
- 害怕；感到憂慮[W][（+for）]
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She
feared for her daughter's safety.
她擔心女兒的安全。
片語
for fear of
- 擔憂
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She asked us not to be noisy
for fear of waking the baby.
她要我們別吵鬧，惟恐吵醒嬰兒。
in fear and trembling
- 非常恐懼
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They stood there
in fear and trembling.
他們站在那兒，驚恐萬狀。
in fear of
- 怕
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We are
in fear of more rain.
我們擔心再下雨。
put the fear of God into sb.
- 恐嚇某人
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The new teacher has
put the fear of God into his pupils.
新來的教師把學生給鎮住了。
without fear or favor
- 公正地
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In this company, promotions are given
without fear or favor.
在這家公司裡，職位升遷是很公平的。
辨析
n.
- an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.
▸
(fear for)
a feeling of anxiety regarding.
▸the likelihood of something unwelcome happening:
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she observed them without fear of attracting attention.
- archaic a mixed feeling of dread and reverence.
v.
- be afraid of.
▸
(fear for)
feel anxiety on behalf of.
▸used to express regret or apology.
- archaic regard (God) with reverence and awe.
Phrase
- for fear of
(or that)
to avoid the risk of (or that). - never fear
used to reassure someone. - no fear
Brit. informal used as an emphatic expression of denial or refusal. - put the fear of God in
(or into)
someone
make someone very frightened. - without fear or favour
impartially.
Derivative
- fearless adj.
- fearlessly adv.
- fearlessness n.
Etymology
OE fær ‘danger’, færan ‘frighten’, also ‘revere’, of Gmc origin.
