fear
- IPA[fir]
美式
- an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat;a feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety and well-being of someone
- be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening;feel anxiety or apprehension on behalf of
verb: fear, 3rd person present: fears, gerund or present participle: fearing, past tense: feared, past participle: feared
noun: fear, plural noun: fears
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名詞
- 1. an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat he is prey to irrational fears drivers are threatening to quit their jobs in fear after a cabby's murder 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ a feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety and well-being of someone police launched a search for the family amid fears for their safety
- ▪ the likelihood of something unwelcome happening she could observe the other guests without too much fear of attracting attention 同義詞
- ▪ a mixed feeling of dread and reverence the love and fear of God 同義詞 反義詞
動詞
- 1. be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening farmers fear that they will lose business he said he didn't care about life so why should he fear death? 同義詞
- ▪ feel anxiety or apprehension on behalf of I fear for the city with this madman let loose in it 同義詞
- ▪ avoid or put off doing something because one is afraid they aim to make war so horrific that potential aggressors will fear to resort to it 同義詞
- ▪ used to express regret or apology I'll buy her book, though not, I fear, the hardback version
- ▪ regard (God) with reverence and awe he urged his listeners to fear God 同義詞
- used as an emphatic expression of denial or refusal
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- used to reassure someone
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- used to reassure someone
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- to avoid the risk of a particular thing happening
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- a river that flows for 200 miles (320 km) across eastern North Carolina to enter the Atlantic ...
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- to avoid the risk of a particular thing happening
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- impartially
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- impartially
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英式
- an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm: I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past fear of unemployment is paralysing the economy
- be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful: I hated him but didn't fear him any more farmers fear that they will lose business
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