very frightened 恐惧；很害怕 - terrified (of somebody/something)
to be terrified of spiders 惧怕蜘蛛 - terrified (of doing something)
I'm terrified of losing you. 我真害怕失去你。 - terrified (that…)
He was terrified (that) he would fall. 他很害怕会跌倒。 - terrified (at something)
She was terrified at the thought of being alone. 她一想到孤零零的独自一人就惊恐不安。 You look absolutely terrified! 你看起来非常害怕！ She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. 她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。
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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- really
- truly
- absolutely
- …
- at
- of
- terrified (of somebody/something)
Idioms
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。