fearful
英 [ˈfɪəfl]
美 [ˈfɪrfl]
adj. 担心; 担忧; 忧虑; 可怕的; 吓人的; 恐惧的; 极坏的; 极糟的
Collins.2 / BNC.6886 / COCA.6198
同义词辨析
fearfulafraiddreadfulfrightfulhorriblescaredterrible【导航词义：害怕的，可怕的】
fearfuladj. 〈正式〉担心的，害怕的
〔辨析〕
多指某人对可能发生的事情感到恐惧不安的。
〔例证〕
The officials were fearful that a tsunami might hit the area.
官员们担心那一地区可能会发生海啸。
Her nephew is a fearful child.
她侄子是个胆小的孩子。
官员们担心那一地区可能会发生海啸。
Her nephew is a fearful child.
她侄子是个胆小的孩子。
afraidadj. 害怕的，恐惧的
〔辨析〕
指因担心受到伤害或发生坏事而感到畏惧的，通常作表语。
〔例证〕
I am afraid of snakes.
我害怕蛇。
She is afraid of the dark.
她怕黑。
He is afraid to go through the forest alone.
他害怕一个人穿过那片森林。
我害怕蛇。
She is afraid of the dark.
她怕黑。
He is afraid to go through the forest alone.
他害怕一个人穿过那片森林。
dreadfuladj. 可怕的
〔辨析〕
强调某人或某事物极为糟糕的，只作定语。
〔例证〕
John is a dreadful snob.
约翰是个极其势利的小人。
He has made a dreadful mistake at his job.
他在工作中犯了一个可怕的错误。
There was a dreadful scream coming from outside the window.
窗外传来一声可怕的尖叫。
约翰是个极其势利的小人。
He has made a dreadful mistake at his job.
他在工作中犯了一个可怕的错误。
There was a dreadful scream coming from outside the window.
窗外传来一声可怕的尖叫。
frightfuladj. 〈旧〉坏的，可怕的
〔辨析〕
指糟糕得令人产生短暂的恐惧感的。
〔例证〕
A frightful accident happened in that area.
那个地区发生了一起可怕的事故。
The battlefield was a frightful scene.
战场上一片恐怖景象。
那个地区发生了一起可怕的事故。
The battlefield was a frightful scene.
战场上一片恐怖景象。
horribleadj. 可怕的，令人恐惧的
〔辨析〕
指令人感到震惊与害怕的，侧重惊惧、厌恶之感。
〔例证〕
The man has committed a horrible crime.
那个男人犯下了骇人听闻的罪行。
She has a horrible feeling that they will be late for work.
她有一种很不好的感觉，他们上班要迟到了。
He woke up from a horrible nightmare.
他从可怕的噩梦中惊醒。
那个男人犯下了骇人听闻的罪行。
She has a horrible feeling that they will be late for work.
她有一种很不好的感觉，他们上班要迟到了。
He woke up from a horrible nightmare.
他从可怕的噩梦中惊醒。
scaredadj. 害怕的
〔辨析〕
指对某事物感到畏惧的，常可与 afraid 换用。
〔例证〕
The little boy was scared/afraid of heights.
这个小男孩有恐高症。
Don't be scared/afraid to ask questions.
不要害怕问问题。
这个小男孩有恐高症。
Don't be scared/afraid to ask questions.
不要害怕问问题。
terribleadj. 可怕的，骇人的
〔辨析〕
指令人极为不快、不安或害怕的。
〔例证〕
With a terrible boom, the wall collapsed.
随着一声可怕的轰响，那面墙倒了。
They burst into tears upon the terrible news.
听到这骇人的消息，他们突然哭了起来。
随着一声可怕的轰响，那面墙倒了。
They burst into tears upon the terrible news.
听到这骇人的消息，他们突然哭了起来。
牛津词典
adj.
- 担心；担忧；忧虑
nervous and afraid- Parents are ever fearful for their children.
父母总是为子女担忧。 - fearful of an attack
担心遭到袭击 - She was fearful that she would fail.
她生怕失败。
- Parents are ever fearful for their children.
- 可怕的；吓人的；恐惧的
terrible and frightening - 极坏的；极糟的
extremely bad- We made a fearful mess of the room.
我们把房间弄得一团糟。
- We made a fearful mess of the room.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 恐惧的;害怕的
If you arefearful ofsomething, you are afraid of it.- Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis...
银行家们害怕会发生一场全球银行业危机。 - I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.
我以前经常感到非常恐惧，非常愤怒，非常孤独。
- Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis...
- ADJ-GRADED 可怕的;严重的
You usefearfulto emphasize how serious or bad a situation is.- The region is in a fearful recession.
该地区处于严重的经济衰退中。 - ...the fearful consequences which might flow from unilateral military moves.
单方面军事行动可能造成的可怕后果
- The region is in a fearful recession.
- ADJ-GRADED 非常坏的;极坏的
Fearfulis used to emphasize that something is very bad.- You gave me a fearful shock!
你让我大吃一惊。 - 'It sounds the most fearful hard work,' Sybil said later.
“这听起来是极为令人生畏的艰苦工作。”西比尔后来说。
- You gave me a fearful shock!
双语例句
- Were they fearful enough?
他们的恐惧是否已经足够了呢？ - We may appear to be brave, but we are fearful and anxious inside.
表面上看起来，我们好像很勇敢，但是我们的内心里充满了疑惧和焦虑。 - Despite their fearful losses Russian resistance remained tough and unbending.
尽管俄国的损失惨重，他们的抵抗却仍然顽强不屈。 - The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.
因为担心破产，该计划的投资者决定放弃这个项目。 - Try not to be so fearful, jealous and possessive with your friends and family.
试着对你的朋友和家庭内心不要如此的恐惧、嫉妒和充满占有欲。 - They referenced Warren Buffett's attitude: Be greedy when others are fearful.
他们引用了沃伦•巴菲特（WarrenBuffett）的投资态度：要在别人恐惧之时变得贪婪。 - The cries of the trapped soldiers were fearful.
中了圈套的士兵发出了凄惨的叫声。 - But the dread secret and the fearful engines of atomic might are not ours alone.
但是，可怕的秘密和吓人的原子发动机可能不是我们一个人能做的。 - I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.
我以前经常感到非常恐惧，非常愤怒，非常孤独。 - The ECB and the other members of the European Union have vetoed this idea, fearful of contagion.
欧洲央行和其它欧盟（EU）成员国出于对危机蔓延的担忧，否决了这种构想。