fear/fɪər $ fɪr/

n. the bad feeling you get when you are afraid or worried

n. [C; U] 害怕；恐惧；担忧：[fear of (doing) sth] She has a fear of heights/spiders/flying. 她恐高/害怕蜘蛛/害怕坐飞机。

◇The boy showed no fear. 男孩毫无惧色。

◇She was shaking with fear. 她吓得发抖。

◇They lived in fear of enemy attack. 他们生活在遭受敌人攻击的恐惧中。

◇[fear for sb's safety/life] He expressed his fears for our safety. 他表达了对我们安全的担忧。

◇[fear that ...] There are fears that the bank will burst. 大家担忧河会决堤。

音组-ear/-ɪər $ -ɪr/

appear; clear; dear; ear; fear; hear; near; spear; tear (n.); year

常犯错误

He feared for his father. 译为：

✗ 他惧怕他的父亲。

✓ 他为他的父亲感到担心。