Fear

[fɪə] or [fɪr]

解释:

(noun.) an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).

(noun.) a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; 'the fear of God'; 'the Chinese reverence for the dead'; 'the French treat food with gentle reverence'; 'his respect for the law bordered on veneration'.

(verb.) be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; 'I fear the winters in Moscow'; 'We should not fear the Communists!'.

(verb.) be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; 'I fear I won't make it to your wedding party'.

(verb.) be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; 'I fear she might get aggressive'.

(verb.) be uneasy or apprehensive about; 'I fear the results of the final exams'.

辛迪校对--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.

(n.) A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.

(n.) Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng.

(n.) Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.

(n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.

(n.) To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.

(n.) To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.

(n.) To be anxious or solicitous for.

(n.) To suspect; to doubt.

(n.) To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear.

(v. i.) To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.

安东录入

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Alarm, trepidation, dread, apprehension, fright, affright, terror, horror, dismay, consternation, panic.[2]. Anxiety, solicitude, concern.[3]. Veneration, reverence, awe, reverential regard.

v. a. [1]. Dread, apprehend, be afraid of.[2]. Reverence, venerate, stand in awe of, have a reverential regard for.

v. n. Be afraid, have apprehensions, live in terror, stand aghast.

整理:奥利维亚

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Apprehension, solicitude_alarm, fright, dread, terror, trepidation, dismay,consternation, misgiving, horror, timidity, awe

ANT:Assurance, confidence, courage, fearlessness, trust, boldness

编辑:西尔维亚

解释:

n. (Spens.) a companion.

n. a painful emotion excited by danger: apprehension of danger or pain: alarm: the object of fear: aptness to cause fear: (B.) deep reverence: piety towards God.—v.t. to regard with fear: to expect with alarm: (B.) to stand in awe of: to venerate: (obs.) to terrify: to make afraid.—v.i. to be afraid: to be in doubt.—adj. Fear′ful timorous: exciting intense fear: terrible.—adv. Fear′fully.—n. Fear′fulness.—adj. Fear′less without fear: daring: brave.—adv. Fear′lessly.—ns. Fear′lessness; Fear′nought (same as Dreadnaught).—adj. Fear′some causing fear frightful.—adv. Fear′somely.

整理:梅