paranoid
adjectiveafraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not 多疑的;恐惧的 She's getting really paranoid about what other people say about her. 她开始对别人怎么议论她变得十分猜疑。 You're just being paranoid. 你只是在疑神疑鬼。
Synonyms afraidafraidTopics Personal qualitiesc2- 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? Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.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.
suffering from a mental illness in which you wrongly believe that other people are trying to harm you or that you are very important 患偏执症的;有妄想狂的 paranoid delusions 偏执妄想 paranoid schizophrenia 偏执型精神分裂症 a paranoid killer 偏执型杀人凶手