高考英語詞匯: afraid的用法(句型搭配)

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高考英語詞匯:afraid的用法(句型搭配)
    1. be afraid of sth (sb) 害怕某事(某人)。如:
    Are you afraid of dogs? 你害狗嗎?
    There’s nothing to be afraid of. 沒什么可害怕的。
    比較:
    He is afraid of her. 他怕她。
    He is afraid with her. 跟她在一起時,他很害怕。
    2. be afraid of doing sth
    (1) 擔(dān)心會發(fā)生某事或某情況(但實際上未必會發(fā)生)。如:
    She was afraid of waking her husband. 她怕吵醒她丈夫。
    I was afraid of hurting her feelings. 我怕傷害她的感情。
    注:be afraid of doing sth 表示擔(dān)心會發(fā)生某事或某情況時,其后也可用 be afraid that 替換。如:
    He was afraid of losing face. =He was afraid (that) he’d lose face. 他怕失面子。
    (2) 害怕做某事或不敢做某事(指缺乏勇氣或害怕其后果而不敢)。如:
    I’m afraid of telling her. 我不敢告訴她。
    He was afraid of jumping. 他不敢跳。
    3. be afraid to do sth 害怕做某事或不敢做某事。如:
    He was afraid to fly in a plane. 他不敢坐飛機(jī)。
    He was afraid to go into the house and meet his father. 他不敢進(jìn)屋去見他父親。
    注:以上兩類句型的異同之處:表示擔(dān)心會發(fā)生某事或某情況,只能用 be afraid of doing sth, 而表示害怕做某事或不敢做某事等,則兩者都可用。如:
    Don’t be afraid to ask [of asking] question. 不要害怕問問題。
    He is afraid to go out [of going out] alone at night. 他不敢晚上一個人出去。