高中英語語法知識(shí)匯總之詞語辨析整理
詞語辨析
afraid / fear
afraid 意思是怕,害怕。它是形容詞,通常與to be連用,可以廣泛地用以表示害怕心理。例如:
Don't be afraid. 不要害怕。
We are not afraid of difficulties. 我們不怕困難。
That is what I was afraid of. 我所怕者就在于此。
I was afraid of hurting his feelings. 我害怕傷他的感情。
He is afraid to jump.他不敢跳。
fear 意思是害怕。它是動(dòng)詞,與be afraid往往可以通用,但不如 be afraid常用(特別是在口語中)。例如:
we fear no difficulty.我們不怕困難。
He feared to speak his mind.他不敢說出自己的.想法。
Fearing that he would catch cold, I went out to see him.因?yàn)榕滤麜?huì)受驚,我走去看他。
[注] 在口語中, be afraid 和 fear可以表示擔(dān)心或懷疑的意思,作為一種客套用語。例如;
I’m afraid we shall be late.恐怕我們會(huì)遲到。
I fear it’s not so.恐怕不是這樣。