afraid; feeling fear 惊吓的；受惊的；害怕的 a frightened child 受了惊吓的小孩 Don't be frightened. 别害怕。 He sounded frightened. 他听起来受了惊。 - frightened of something
What are you frightened of? 你怕什么？ - frightened of doing something
I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark. 我害怕在黑夜单独走路回家。 - frightened about something
I was nervous and frightened about the future. 我对将来感到不安和害怕。 - frightened about doing something
She said she was frightened about having the baby. 她说她害怕生孩子。 - frightened to do something
I'm too frightened to ask him now. 现在我吓得不敢问他了。 - frightened that…
She was frightened that the plane would crash. 她害怕飞机会坠毁。 - frightened for somebody
I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.). 我为他担惊受怕。 - (informal)
I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death. 我绝不会干。我会吓死的。
Synonyms afraidafraid- frightened
- scared
- terrified
- alarmed
- paranoid
- afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
There’s nothing to be afraid of. 没有什么要害怕的。 Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall? 你不怕会跌倒吗？
- frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
a frightened child 受惊的孩子 She was frightened that the glass would break. 她担心玻璃会破碎。
- scared (rather informal
) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生： The thieves got scared and ran away. 小偷慌张起来，都跑掉了。
afraid, frightened or scared? 用 afraid、frightened 还是 scared？ - terrified very frightened:
I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come. 我很害怕她不来。 She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. 她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。
- alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
- paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:
You’re just being paranoid. 你只是在疑神疑鬼。
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1I got frightened when he lost his temper. 他大发脾气，把我吓坏了。 Most of us are frightened by our emotions. 我们中大多数的人对自己的情绪感到害怕。 I'm rather frightened of dogs. 我有些怕狗。 My friend is too frightened of my father to come to our house. 我的朋友太害怕我父亲了，不敢到我家来。 Simon was badly frightened at the result of his action. 西蒙为他的行为产生的后果感到很害怕。 She was frightened that the glass would break. 她担心玻璃会破碎。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- by
- of
- …
- frightened out of your wits
- frightened to death
- too frightened (of somebody/something) to do something
- …
Idioms
be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow
to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous 非常胆小（或十分紧张）
be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits
(also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody)
to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much 吓得魂不附体 I was scared out of my wits! 我被吓得魂都没了！ The latest news has scared the wits out of investors. 最新的消息把投资者吓坏了。