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*a·fraid /ə`fred; əˈfreɪd/
adj [not before noun 不用于名词前]
1 I'm afraid spoken used when you are politely telling someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint them 【口】 恐怕〔用于礼貌地告知可能使对方烦恼、生气或失望的事情〕:
I won't be able to come with you, I'm afraid. 恐怕我不能跟你一起去了。
+ (that) I'm afraid this is a no smoking area. 不好意思，这里不能吸烟。
"Are we late?" "I'm afraid so." (=yes) “我们迟到了吗？”“恐怕是的。”
"Are there any tickets left?" "I'm afraid not." (=no) “还有剩余的票吗？”“恐怕没有了。”
2 frightened because you think someone or something is unpleasant or will hurt you 害怕的〔由于觉得某人或某事物不愉快或会伤害自己〕:
I could see by the look in his eyes that he was afraid. 从他的眼里，我看得出他害怕了。
+ of Small children are often afraid of the dark. 小孩往往怕黑。
3 frightened or worried that something bad may happen 〔因不好的事情将会发生而〕害怕的; 担心的:
afraid of doing sth A lot of people are afraid of losing their jobs. 许多人担心失业。
+ (that) I didn't say anything because I was afraid the other kids would laugh at me. 我什么也没说，因为害怕其他小孩嘲笑我。
afraid for sb/sth (=worried that something bad will happen to someone) 为某人/某事担心: I thought you were in danger and I was afraid for you. 我以为你处于危险中，所以很为你担心。
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