时间: 2025-04-25 05:42:43
美: [fɪr]
英: [fɪə]
n. 害怕；恐惧；敬畏；担心
vt. 害怕；敬畏；为…担心
vi. 害怕；敬畏；为…担心
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 05:42:43
词源分析：该词源自古英语“fǣr”，意为“危险、恐惧”，与德语“Furcht”同源，根源可以追溯到印欧语系的“*bhergh”，意为“保护”或“遮盖”。
历史背景：Fear在英语中的首次使用可以追溯到公元前5世纪的盎格鲁-撒克逊文学。
课本：在**的中小学英语教材中，fear通常出现在初中高年级（如七年级或八年级）的词汇表中。牛津英语教材和美国的中学教材也会在类似的年级中出现。
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通过以上分析，可以更全面地理解和运用“fear”这个单词。
[N-VAR] Fear is the unpleasant feeling you have when you think that you are in danger. 害怕
例：I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear because a bullet had been fired through a window.我坐在地板上吓得浑身发抖，因为有一颗子弹射穿窗户打了进来。
[N-VAR] A fear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened. 担忧
例：These youngsters are motivated by fear of failure.这些年轻人因担心失败而被激发。
例：Then one day his worst fears were confirmed.后来有一天，他最大的担心被证实了。
[N-VAR] If you say that there is a fear that something unpleasant or undesirable will happen, you mean that you think it is possible or likely. (发生坏事的) 可能性
例：There is a fear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors.冻结银行帐户很可能对投资者是一个长期的威慑因素。
[N-VAR] If you have fears for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger. 担忧
例：He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture.他也谈及了他对祖国文化前景的担忧。
[V-T] If you fear someone or something, you are frightened because you think that they will harm you. 害怕
例：It seems to me that if people fear you they respect you.在我看来，如果人们怕你，那他们就尊重你。
[V-T] If you fear something unpleasant or undesirable, you are worried that it might happen or might have happened. 担心
例：She had feared she was coming down with pneumonia or bronchitis.她担心自己会得肺炎或支气管炎。
[V-I] If you fear for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger. 担心
例：Carla fears for her son.卡拉为她的儿子担心。
[PHRASE] If you are in fear of doing or experiencing something unpleasant or undesirable, you are very worried that you might have to do it or experience it. 在对…的担心中; 在对…的恐惧中
例：The elderly live in fear of assault and murder.老年人生活在对袭击和谋杀的恐惧中。
[PHRASE] If you take a particular course of action for fear of something, you take the action in order to prevent that thing happening. 惟恐; 以免
例：She was afraid to say anything to them for fear of hurting their feelings.她不敢对他们说什么，惟恐伤害他们的感情。