蒋健棠一词多意教程(25):fear

fear¹,可能性。

There is no fear that he'll be late.他不会迟到的。

fear,害怕,恐惧。

She has a great fear of water.

她很怕水。
上面说的两个句子中fear都用做名词。

fear也可用做动词。害怕，担心，畏惧。

She feared² that she might³ be late for school.她担心上学可能迟到了。

She has always feared dogs.她向来怕狗。

There was⁴ nothing to fear.没什么可怕的。

1 fear   

n.敬畏，害怕，担心，不安的原因；vt.害怕，敬畏

参考例句：

• He couldn't move for fear.他害怕得动弹不得。
• He left an hour early for fear of missing his train.他提前一小时离开以免误了火车。

2 feared   

v.畏惧( fear的过去式和过去分词 )；为…忧虑（或担心、焦虑）；敬畏（神等）；感到害怕

参考例句：

• We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow. 我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。
• She feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain. 她担心不会获准再次踏足英伦。

3 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。