afraid

1. ADJ If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you. 害怕的[v-link ADJ]

She did not seem at all afraid. 她一點兒也沒顯得害怕。

I was afraid of the other boys. 我害怕其他的男孩子們。

2. ADJ If you are afraid for someone else, you are worried that something horrible is going to happen to them. (為某人) 擔(dān)心的[v-link ADJ]

She's afraid for her family in Somalia. 她為她在索馬里的家人擔(dān)心。

3. ADJ If you are afraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it. (對令人不快的事情會發(fā)生) 擔(dān)心的[v-link ADJ]

I was afraid that nobody would believe me. 我擔(dān)心沒有人會相信我的話。

4. PHRASE If you want to apologize to someone or to disagree with them in a polite way, you can say I'm afraid. 恐怕[口語]

We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid. 我們恐怕沒有任何像那樣的東西。