- (formal)
nervous and afraid 担心;担忧;忧虑 - fearful (for somebody)
Parents are ever fearful for their children. 父母总是为子女担忧。 - fearful (of something/of doing something)
fearful of an attack 担心遭到袭击 Fearful of continued unrest, the government imposed a state of emergency. 由于担心持续的动乱,政府实施了紧急状态。 - fearful (about something)
They were understandably fearful about the future. 可以理解,他们对未来感到恐惧。 - fearful (that…)
She was fearful that she would fail. 她生怕失败。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2I felt fearful for my life. 我担心性命不保。 Fearful of an attack, the government declared a state of emergency. 政府担心遭到袭击,宣布进入紧急状态。 The experience had left her fearful and uncertain. 这次经历使她感到恐惧不安。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- for
- of
- …
- fearful (for somebody)
- [only before noun] (formal)
terrible and frightening 可怕的;吓人的;恐惧的 - (old-fashioned, informal)
extremely bad 极坏的;极糟的