fearful

adjective

/ˈfɪəfl/

/ˈfɪrfl/

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(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。
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- I 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。
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[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
- We made a fearful mess of the room.我们把房间弄得一团糟。