fearful

['fiəfəl]

adj.担心的, 可怕的, <口>非常的

例句与用法：

The wool got in a fearful tangle.

毛线乱成了一团。

Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy.

担心的，忧虑的对未来焦虑或恐惧; 不安的

A fearful person is a weak person.

怕这怕那的人是软弱的人。

They were fearful that the river would flood.

他们担心河流会发洪水。

词形变化：

副词: fearfully | 名词: fearfulness |

a.

1. 可怕的

I heard a fearful explosion.

我听到一声可怕的爆炸。

2. 害怕的; 担心的[F][(+of)][+(that)]

They were fearful that the river would flood.

他们担心河水泛滥。

We were fearful of losing our way in the forest.

我们担心在森林里迷路。

He was fearful of her anger.

他怕她生气。

3. 【口】非常的; 严重的

What a fearful mess!

简直一团糟!

fearful

形容词比较级：more fearful

形容词最高级：most fearful

词形变化：

副词: fearfully | 名词: fearfulness |

同义词：

afraid | fearsome | awful | dreadful | terrible | horrible | terrifying | scary | scared | dread | dire | worried | frightened | frightful | apprehensive | horrendous | redoubtable | grisly | grim | formidable | alarming | horrifying | rending | creepy | distressing | nightmarish | chilling | shocking | timorous | frightening | dreading | cowardly | appalling | alarmed | terrified | horrific | awed | frantic | nervous | panicky | shaking | uneasy | anxious | discomposed | timid | awe-inspiring | august | revered | yellow | awesome | faint-hearted | cautious | craven | unsure | venerable | reverent | reverential | respected | diffident | fussy | dreaded | direful | trepid | terrific |

反义词：

fearless | bold | courageous |

词义辨析：

同义:

a.可怕的

dreadful

dread

terrifying

frightful

terrible

grim

dire

rending

redoubtable

fearsome

formidable

awful

horrible

horrendous

grisly

scary

alarming

horrifying

chilling

nightmarish

shocking

distressing

creepy

a.害怕的

afraid

scared

frightened

fearsome

terrified

apprehensive

alarmed

worried

uneasy

dreading

panicky

anxious

frantic

discomposed

nervous

awed

shaking

a.胆怯的

timid

timorous

faint-hearted

cautious

diffident

unsure

a.敬畏的

awe-inspiring

awesome

venerable

august

reverential

revered

respected

reverent

同义参见:

yellow

fussy

craven

cowardly

反义:

a.吓人的; 担心的

bold

courageous

fearless

fearful['fiəful]adj.1.■使人恐怖的，吓人的，可怕的，恐怖的；令人惊骇的2.■害怕的，担心的3.■显示出害怕的，由惧怕所造成的；胆怯的4.■[口语]极坏的；极大的；非常的

1. feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety
   害怕的，恐惧的；担心的，担忧的
   they are fearful of the threat of nuclear forces.
   他们害怕核武力的威胁。
   [with clause]the mothers were fearful that their daughters would marry and move abroad.
   这些母亲都担心自己的女儿会在结婚后移居国外。
   ■causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying
   令人担心（或担忧）的；令人恐惧的，可怕的；恐怖的，吓人的
   a fearful accident.
   一次可怕的事故。
   
2. (informal)very great
   (非正式)极大的；非常的
   he has to get back in a fearful hurry.
   他只得忙不迭地赶回去。
   

fearful

形容词 fearful:

causing fear or dread or terror

同义词：awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted- P.B.Shelley

同义词：cowardly

extremely distressing

同义词：frightful

timid by nature or revealing timidity

同义词：timorous, trepid

experiencing or showing fear

fearful

■Failure is not fearful, the way to fail is!

“失败并不可怕，可怕的是失败的方式”翻译成英语是?

■A fearful dog looks away from you.

一只胆怯的狗也同样会不敢直视你，

■Repentance for sin motivated by fear of punishment rather than by love of God.

不彻底的忏悔出于害怕被惩罚而对自己罪的懊悔，并非出于对上帝的爱

■Showing neither fear nor indecision; resolute.

不畏缩的; 坚定的表示既不害怕也不犹豫的; 坚决的

■Have no fear of failure, success usually comes after failure.

不要怕失败，成功通常来自失败之后。

■The ombudsman investigates complaints about misuse of authority without fear or favour.

专门调查官员舞弊情况的政府官员公正地调查了关于滥用权力的投诉。

■Double agents live in a perpetual state of fear.

两面派永远过着提心吊胆的生活。

■The cries of the trapped soldiers were fearful.

中了圈套的士兵发出了凄惨的叫声。

■A dark night may be fearful for a lonely girl.

也许对一个孤独的女孩来说,漆黑的夜晚是可怕的。

■The fear of ridicule is a very effective sanction.

人们不做违法乱纪的事，其中一个重要因素就是怕人耻笑。

■People still have a general fear for the imaginary infernal powers.

人们对于虚构的地狱中的鬼神仍具有一种普遍的恐惧。

■Fear spread through the crowd like a contagion.

人们心中的恐惧像瘟疫一样蔓延开来。

■All kinds of human experience testify to the close link between love and fear.

人类的种种经验都证明了爱与怕之间的紧密联系。

■The hostages were obsessed by the fear of death.

人质被死亡的恐惧所缠扰。

■Hatred often springs from fear.

仇恨常常源於恐惧。

■There is no fear that he'll be late.

他不会迟到的。

■They are by nature fearful and timid.

他们天生就胆小怕事。

■They were fearful of tackling him.

他们害怕与他打交道。

■They went to the teacher in fear and trembling to tell her that they'd broken a window.

他们战战兢兢地去告诉老师，他们打破了一扇窗户。

■They are fearful of another business depression.

他们担心会再次发生商业萧条。

■They were fearful that the river would flood.

他们担心河流会发洪水。

■They went in fear of attack by marauding bands.

他们提心吊胆生怕遭到劫匪的袭击。

■Frozen in their tracks with fear.

他们的思想因害怕而保持不变

■Fear fell upon them.

他们突然感到很害怕。

■They stood there in fear and trembling.

他们站在那儿,惊恐万状。

■He finds he feels alone very fearful in such place.

他发现自己独自在这样的地方感到很可怕。

■A shudder of fear ran through him.

他吓得浑身哆嗦。

■He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.

他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。

■His voice shook with fear.

他害怕得声音发抖。

■His heart fluttered with fear.

他害怕得心怦怦乱跳。

■He was fearful of the consequences.

他害怕那些後果。

■His fear of snakes traces back to an experience in his childhood.

他对蛇的惧怕溯自他孩童时的一次经历。

■He was fearful of wakening his father.

他怕吵醒他父亲。

■He dare not do it for fear of parental rebuke.

他怕父母训斥，不敢为之。

■The fear of being discovered was his constant companion.

他总提心吊胆的，担心被人发现。

■He whispered for fear lest his son should hear.

他悄声耳语，以免给儿子听见。

■He felt like doing something fearful.

他想要做些可怕的事情。

■He is fearful of being deceived by the man.

他担心被这人所欺骗。

■He left an hour early for fear of missing the train.

他提早一小时离开，惟恐错过那次火车。

■He dropped his voice for fear be might be overheard.

他放低了声音，唯恐被别人听见。

■He is such a courageous man that he does not fear death at all.

他是一个非常勇敢的人，所以一点也不怕死。

■His fear has lent itself to the designs of his enemies.

他的恐惧有助於敌人的阴谋得逞。

■His face was screwed up with fear.

他的脸因为恐惧而扭歪着。

■He blanched (with fear) at the sight of the snake.

他看见蛇(吓得)脸色煞白。

■A deadly fear swept over him.

他突然感到一阵极大的恐惧。

■He wrote her a letter for fear she misunderstand him.

他给她写了封信，免得她误会。

■He told us to keep quiet for fear that we might disturb others.

他让我们保持安静，以免打扰别人。

■His shaking hands showed his inward fear.

他颤抖的双手显示出他内心的恐惧。

■Fearful about today or tomorrow?

你害怕今天或明天?

■Your hair is in such a fearful mess. Have you been shampooing it?

你的头发脏乱得可怕。你洗头了吗?