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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fear [fɪər]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (terror) 害怕
    I stood there crying and shaking with fear.
    我站在那里因为害怕哭泣着,颤抖着。
    She was brought up with no fear of animals.
    从小大都不怕动物
  2. 2. noun [c/u] (anxiety) 焦虑
    My worst fears were quickly realized.
    最令我焦虑的事情很快发生了。
  3. 3. vt. (be scared of) 害怕
    a woman whom he disliked and feared
    一个不喜欢而且害怕女人
  4. 4. vt. (be worried about) 担心
    An epidemic of plague was feared.
    人们担心将会流行瘟疫
  5. 5. vi. to fear for sb/sth 为某人/某事担忧
    fear of heights/the dark
    怕高/黑
    for fear of doing sth
    以免做某事
    They did not mention it for fear of offending him.
    他们没有提那件事以免触犯了他。
    to fear that...
    恐怕

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

fear [fɪər]
  1. 1. noun[c/u] 恐惧害怕
    His life was wrecked by fear and terror.
    他的生活害怕恐惧搅得支离破碎
  2. 2. noun[c/u] 忧虑烦恼担心
    Her mind was full of fears about his future.
    心里未来充满忧虑
    They hushed it up out of fear of public reaction.
    他们因为害怕公众的反应而将它掩盖起来
  3. 3. noun[c/u] 敬畏崇敬
    The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
    崇敬上帝智慧开始
  4. 4. vt. 担忧担心
    She feared for life in the sinking ship.
    她对沉船里的生活惊恐万分
    I fear she might get aggressive.
    担心变得盛气凌人
  5. 5. verb 害怕惧怕畏惧
    I feared clowns as a little child.
    小时候害怕小丑们。
    We should not fear the communists!
    我们应当惧怕共产主义者
    I fear the winters in moscow.
    我对莫斯科冬天感到恐惧
  6. 6. vt. 恐怕,对……感到抱歉
    I fear I won't be able to attend your birthday party.
    恐怕不能参加你的生日宴会了。
    I fear I won't make it to your wedding party.
    恐怕没法参加你的婚宴了。
  7. 7. vt. 为……担忧,为……担心
    I fear the results of the pregnancy test.
    担心怀孕测试结果
    I fear the results of the final exams.
    担心期末考试结果
  8. 8. vt. [Archaic] [Written] 敬畏崇敬
    We were taught to fear God.
    我们教导崇敬上帝

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (2 results)

fear [fɪr]
  1. 1. noun the feeling that you have when you are frightened
  2. 2. noun something bad or unpleasant that you are afraid might happen
  3. 3. noun the possibility that something bad will happen
fear [fɪr]
  1. 1. verb to feel worried and afraid that something bad will happen or has already happened
  2. 2. verb to feel afraid of someone or something because they might harm you

Example Search

a dragging fear
长时间摆脱不掉的恐惧感
Because of our constant bickering, I fear I have aged Mary at least 15 years.
我们总为小事争吵,恐怕这让玛丽至少老了15岁。
Atrocities of a similar pattern have been perpetrated with no fear of a corrective international response.
无视国际上要求纠正的呼声,类似的暴行正在不断发生。
There are only a few people who have no fear of the unknown.
仅有少数人不会对未知事物产生畏惧感。
If you want to know the truth, try to play on his fear.
如果你想知道真相,不妨利用一下他的恐惧心理。
Be careful that fear doesn't blind you to the correct decision.
当心不要让恐惧阻碍你做出正确的决定。
I have fear that my friend will someday be a dirty old man too.
我害怕有一天我的朋友也会变成老色鬼。
She was brought up with no fear of animals.
她从小到大都不怕动物。

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