frightened of something or afraid that something bad might happen 害怕；恐惧；畏惧；担心 The thieves got scared and ran away. 小偷害怕了，就跑了。 He looked scared and hid behind Jesse. 他看起来很害怕，躲在杰西身后。 - scared of doing something
She is scared of going out alone. 她不敢一个人外出。 - scared of somebody/something
He's scared of heights. 他有恐高症。 - scared to do something
People are scared to use the buses late at night. 人们害怕在深夜乘坐公共汽车。 Some victims are too scared to speak out. 有些受害者害怕得不敢说出来。 - scared (that)…
I’m scared (that) I’m going to fall. 我担心自己快掉下去了。 - scared at something
He was scared at the prospect of running out of food. 他害怕食物即将告罄。 - scared at doing something
Anne was scared at seeing her father crying. 看到她父亲哭了，安妮很害怕。 - scared for something
We were scared for our lives (= thought we would die). 我们担心死了。 a scared look 惊恐的表情 I was scared to death (= very frightened). 我吓得要死。 We were scared stiff (= very frightened). 我们吓得呆若木鸡。 He's scared out of his mind (= very frightened). 他吓坏了。
Synonyms afraidafraidsee also shit-scared- 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 Feelingsa2He wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared. 索菲断定他没病，只不过是受了惊吓。 I'm feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation. 我一想到手术就有些害怕。 It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about. 只不过是打一小针而已，没什么好怕的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- be running
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- at
- of
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- scared out of your wits
- scared stiff
- scared to death
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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。
be scared/bored witless
- (informal)
to be extremely frightened or bored 被吓破了胆；乏味得要命