afraid是形容词,意为“担心,害怕”,常用以下结构中:
be afraid to do sth. 害怕/不敢去做某事
be afraid of doing sth. 担心做某事(出现某种不良后果)
例如:
Mr Black was afraid to climb the tree,for he was afraid of falling down from it.
布莱克先生不敢爬树,因为他怕从树上掉下来。
『拓展』I'm afraid (that)…用来有礼貌地表达可能令人不愉快的消息。回答别人的提问时,可用省略形式I'm afraid so(not)
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