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词语辨析
afraid frightened scared alarmed paranoid apprehensive All these words describe feeling or showing fear. 以上各词均形容害怕。 afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生： There's nothing to be afraid of. 没有什么要害怕的。 Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall? 你不怕会跌倒吗？ frightened feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生： a frightened child 受惊的孩子 She was frightened that the glass would break. 她担心玻璃会破碎。 scared ( rather informal ) feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生： The thieves got scared and ran away. 小偷慌张起来，都跑掉了。 用afraid、frightened还是scared？ Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of , not about . If you are afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth or afraid/frightened/scared to do sth, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about sth/doing sth, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that sth unpleasant might happen. scared较非正式，较常用于日常谈话中，常指有些害怕。afraid不用于名词前，只能与介词of而非about连用。afraid/frightened/scared of sb/sth/doing sth或afraid/frightened/scared to do sth均指担心受到伤害或遭受痛苦。frightened/scared about sth/doing sth较少指担心个人安全，更多的是指害怕不快的事情发生。 alarmed [not before noun] afraid that sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen 指担心危险或不快的事情发生： She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。 paranoid ( rather informal ) afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you, in a way that is not reasonable 指多疑、不合情理的恐惧： You're just being paranoid. 你只是在疑神疑鬼。 apprehensive ( rather formal ) slightly afraid that sth bad might happen 指有点担心不好的事情可能发生： I was a little apprehensive about
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