| 词汇 | grammar_british-grammar_afraid |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | AfraidAfraid meaning ‘feeling fear’Afraid as an adjective means ‘feeling fear’. We use it with of + noun, of + -ing form, a to-infinitive or a that-clause:
Warning: We only use afraid after a verb such as be, seem, become, not before a noun (predicatively):
See also: Adjectives: order Afraid: softeningWe also use to be afraid in phrases such as afraid that, afraid to say, afraid not and afraid so when we want to soften statements to avoid saying something too directly. We often use these expressions to respond to bad news, or when we are sorry about something. Be afraid not and be afraid so are only used as responses:
See also: Hedges (just) Politeness |
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