I'm afraid we can't come.

很抱歉，我们不能来。

I'm afraid I didn't quie catch what you said.

对不起,我没听清你刚才所说的话。

I didn't mention it because I was afraid of upsetting him'/afraid (that) I might upset him.

我没有提起那件事，因为我怕他心烦意乱。

Are you afraid of snakes?

你怕蛇吗?

Children feel afraid when they are at home alone.

孩子独自自己在家,感到害怕。

I'm afraid that it's not finished yet.

此事恐怕还没有完。

He's no better, I'm afraid to say .

我很抱歉地说，他一点也不见好转。

'u2018Is there any left? 'u2019 'u2018 I'm afraid not . 'u2019

“还有剩的没有？”“恐怕没有。”

'u2018Will it hurt? 'u2019 'u2018 I'm afraid so . 'u2019

“那痛不痛？”“恐怕会痛。”

I'm not afraid for me, but for the baby.

我担心的不是自己，而是婴儿。

They had already fired three people and he was afraid for his job.

他们已经解雇了三人，所以他为他的工作担忧。

I can't help you, I'm afraid.

对不起，我帮不了你的忙。

I'm afraid we can't come.

很遗憾，我们来不了。

Don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand.

你要是不懂，尽管问好了。

We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat.

我们担心会把船弄翻。

Don't be afraid.

别怕。

It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now.

一切都结束了。现在没有什么可怕的了。

Are you afraid of spiders?

你怕蜘蛛吗？

I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night.

我开始害怕夜间单独外出了。

She was afraid to open the door.

她不敢开门。

She was afraid of upsetting her parents.

她担心会使她父母不安。

I'm afraid I can't help you...

恐怕我帮不了你。

She did not seem at all afraid...

她毫无惧色。

I was afraid of the other boys...

我害怕其他的男孩们。

She's afraid for her family in Somalia.

她为身在索马里的家人担心。

I was afraid that nobody would believe me...

我担心没有人会相信我。

The Government is afraid of losing the election...

现届政府担心会在选举中落败。

We don't have anything like that, I'm afraid...

我们恐怕没有那样的东西。

Thank you for a delicious meal.

谢谢您招待这麽美味的一餐.

I'm afraid your order has caught us on the hop 'u2014 the goods aren't available yet.

恐怕你的订单来得太突然,我们全无准备,目前尚无货源.

' Are you late? ' ' I am afraid so. '

" 你晚点了 吗 ? ” “ 恐怕是晚了. ”

I'm afraid he hasn't been seeded.

恐怕他没有被选为种子选手吧.

用作表语S+be+～

1. Don't be afraid.
   别怕。
2. It's hard to be afraid with you.You're a very reassuring person.
   和你在一起时我不感到畏惧,因为你能使人心安。
3. She suddenly looked afraid.
   她突然显得害怕了。

S+be+～+for n./pron.

1. The mother is very much afraid for her son who is seriously ill.
   母亲很担心自己的儿子,他病得很重。
2. I was afraid for her. I thought something was going to happen to her.
   我替她担心，我觉得她要出事。
3. He is afraid for himself.
   他总是提心吊胆的。
4. The mayor was secretly afraid for his position.
   市长暗自担心自己的地位不保。
5. As the economic crises became worse, everyone was afraid for his job.
   由于经济危机加剧,人人都担心自己的工作。

S+be+～+of n./pron.

1. Are you afraid of him?
   你怕他吗?
2. People refer the man who was afraid of his wife as henpecked.
   人们把那个怕老婆的男人叫“妻管严”。
3. Our teacher is strict with us, but we are not afraid of her.
   老师对我们要求很严,可是我们并不怕她。
4. The little girl is afraid of that policeman.
   那小女孩怕那个警察。
5. I am more afraid of him than you.
   我比你更害怕他。
6. What are you afraid of? I am afraid of snakes.
   你怕什么? 我怕蛇。
7. Don't be afraid of the dog.
   别怕那狗。
8. Some women are afraid of mice.
   有些妇女害怕耗子。
9. Napoleon was deadly afraid of a razor.
   拿破仑对剃须刀怕得要命。
10. He is afraid of the dark.
    他怕黑。
11. We are not afraid of the difficulties.
    我们不怕困难。
12. Most people are afraid of death.
    多数人怕死。
13. We are not afraid of hardships nor death.
    我们一不怕苦,二不怕死。
14. That is what I was afraid of.
    我所怕者就在于此。
15. There is nothing to be afraid of.
    没有什么可怕的。

S+be+～+of v -ing

1. I am afraid of hurting her feelings.
   我怕伤害她的感情。
2. They were afraid of going out.
   他们怕外出。
3. I am afraid of going through that wood.
   我害怕穿过那片树林。
4. Don't be afraid of asking for help.
   别害怕求人帮忙。
5. He always seems awfully afraid of losing his job.
   他似乎非常害怕砸了饭碗。
6. She was probably afraid of embarrassing me.
   她大概怕弄得我很尴尬。
7. I was afraid of making you uneasy, too.
   我也担心会使你感到不安。
8. She is afraid of hurting her teacher.
   她唯恐使老师不高兴。
9. He never climbed trees as a boy because he was afraid of falling.
   他小时候从未爬过树,怕摔下来。
10. She speaks English slowly, as she is afraid of making mistakes.
    她讲英语时速度很慢,因为怕出错。
11. They were talking quietly, because they were afraid of disturbing others.
    他们谈话声音很轻,因为怕影响别人。
12. He is afraid of waking up late, and so he always has an alarm clock on his bedside table.
    他怕醒晚了,总是在床头桌上放一个闹钟。
13. In threading my way through a packed bus,I am afraid of treading on somebody's toes.
    在拥挤的公共汽车上走动的时候,我总是怕踩着别人的脚。
14. She closed the door very quietly, as she was afraid of wakening her baby.
    她害怕把小宝宝惊醒,所以关门的动作很轻。
15. The boy was afraid of being late.
    这男孩怕迟到。
16. Thieves are afraid of being overheard even when they are talking in a whisper.
    做贼的就连在低声细语时也怕人听见。
17. The farmer felt the cow, went away, returned, sorely perplexed, always afraid of being cheated.
    那农民摸摸那头牛,走了又回来,犹豫不决,总怕上当受骗。
18. They are eager to be understood but afraid of opening their hearts to others.
    他们渴望理解，可是不敢向人们敞开心扉。

S+be+～+of wh-clause

1. She was afraid of what he might say.
   她生怕他会说漏了嘴。

S+be+～+to- v

1. He is afraid to jump.
   他不敢跳。
2. That little girl is afraid to go out alone.
   那个小女孩不敢一个人出去。
3. The little boy was afraid to go near the dog.
   那个小男孩不敢走近那条狗。
4. Are you afraid to sleep in this room alone?
   你一个人不敢在这房间里睡吗?
5. Lea was afraid to stay alone at the house with the treasure.
   莉亚不敢一个人呆在放财宝的那间屋子里。
6. I am afraid to tell her.
   我不敢告诉她。
7. I'm afraid to ask him for a raise.
   我不敢提出要他为我加薪。
8. He was afraid to take even a drink of water.
   他连喝水都不敢。
9. I was much afraid to break the news to him.
   我非常害怕告诉他这个消息。
10. The little girl was afraid to ask for help.
    那小姑娘不敢求人帮忙。
11. Shy people are often afraid to speak up.
    腼腆的人常常不敢大声讲话。
12. Don't be afraid to ask questions.
    不要怕提问题。
13. People having backaches are afraid to bend over.
    腰疼的人不敢弯腰。
14. My God,I am afraid to swim now that I had that accident.
    天哪,那次出事之后,我现在不敢再去游泳了。
15. I am afraid to do business with double-dealers. They are capable of any dirty tricks.
    我不敢和两面派打交道,他们是什么卑鄙的事都干得出来的。
16. She is afraid to go through the wood but she has to.
    她虽然害怕,可还是不得不穿过这树林。
17. Neither beasts nor birds would have the bat as their friend, so he was afraid to leave his home.
    兽类和鸟群都不把蝙蝠当作朋友,因此他不敢离开家。
18. I am not afraid to say what I think.
    我不怕谈出自己的想法。
19. Our frontier soldiers are not afraid to lay down their lives for the motherland.
    我们的边防战士为了祖国不怕牺牲自己的生命。
20. We are never afraid to lay down our lives for our great revolutionary cause.
    我们从来不怕为我们伟大的革命事业而献出自己的生命。
21. She was afraid to be seen speaking to me.
    她怕跟我讲话被别人看见。

S+be+～+(that-)/wh-clause

1. The little girl was afraid that she will die.
   那小姑娘担心自己会死。
2. I am afraid it may hurt you.
   我怕这会使你伤心。
3. I was afraid it might hurt your feelings.
   我怕这会伤害你的感情。
4. He was afraid what he had done might have disastrous effect on his career.
   他担心自己的所作所为会对前程产生极为不利的影响。

I am afraid+(that-)clause

1. I am afraid (that) it is true.
   恐怕这是真的。
2. I am afraid the train will be late.
   恐怕火车会晚点。
3. I am afraid the information is not reliable.
   恐怕这信息不可靠。
4. I am afraid there's some sort of misunderstanding.
   恐怕有一些误解。
5. I am afraid I can't stay here any longer.
   恐怕我在这里呆不下去了。
6. I am afraid (that) they have gone out.
   恐怕他们出去了。
7. “I'm afraid it was a waste of time,” Fred said.
   “恐怕这是浪费时间,”弗雷德说。
8. I am afraid that he will not succeed.
   恐怕他不会成功。
9. I'm afraid (that) it will be too late to go there.
   恐怕去那儿太晚了。
10. I'm afraid we shall be late for the meeting.
    恐怕我们开会要迟到。
11. You'll come up, won't you? I'm afraid the servants are in bed.
    你上来好吗?我想佣人们都上床睡觉了。
12. I am afraid this won't work.
    这样做恐怕不行。
13. I'm afraid I've spilled my coffee.
    对不起,我把咖啡溅了出来。
14. I am afraid I've broken your pen.
    对不起,我弄断了你的笔。
15. I'm afraid I can't do that today.
    恐怕我今天不能干那件事。
16. I am afraid I can't help you.
    恐怕我帮不了你。
17. Excuse me,I am afraid you can't smoke in here.
    对不起,这里不许吸烟。
18. I am very much afraid you can't visit him on weekdays.
    非常抱歉,不是周末不能看他。
19. I am afraid I don't have the book.
    很遗憾,我这里没有这本书。
20. I'm afraid it's going to be difficult to arrange.
    很抱歉,要安排这件事很困难。
21. I'm afraid your wife had an accident.
    你的夫人恐怕遇上意外事故了。
22. I'm afraid your account is overdrawn.
    很遗憾,你的存款透支了。
23. Sorry,I'm afraid she's gone to town.
    对不起,她进城了。
24. You didn't see my point,I'm afraid.
    恐怕你没有理解我的意思。
25. You have failed in the English examination,I am afraid.
    很遗憾,您英语考试不及格。

S+be+～+so/not

1. “Do you think it'll rain again today?”“Yes,I am afraid so.”
   “你认为今天还会下雨吗?”“恐怕会的。”
2. “Did you lose?”“I'm afraid so.”
   “你输了吗?”“恐怕是。”
3. “It'll rain.”“I am afraid so.”
   “要下雨了。”“我想是这样。”
4. “Are we on time?”“I am afraid not.”
   “我们来得及时吗?”“恐怕不行。”
5. “Are you coming to our party?”“I am afraid not.”
   “你来参加聚会吧?”“恐怕不能。”
6. “Do you think he will come?”“I am afraid not.”
   “你认为他会来吗?”“恐怕不会。”
7. “Can you lend me a pound?”“I'm afraid not.”
   “你能借给我一些钱吗?”“恐怕不行。”

用作宾语补足语S+V+O+～

1. Nothing can make me afraid.
   什么东西都不能使我害怕。

用作状语adj. -phrase,+S+V

1. afraid for their own lives,Duncan's two sons fled.
   邓肯的两个儿子担心自己性命难保,就逃走了。
2. afraid that I couldn't finish up the work on time, they came to help me.
   他们担心我不能按时完成工作,就来帮助我。

动词+～

• afraid">be afraid害怕
• afraid">look afraid显得害怕
• afraid">seem afraid好像害怕

副词+～

• afraid">half afraid有点怕
• afraid">not a bit afraid一点不怕
• afraid">awfully afraid非常害怕
• afraid">cautiously afraid怕得谨小慎微
• afraid">childishly afraid非常幼稚地怕
• afraid">constantly afraid一直怕
• afraid">curiously afraid怕得叫人难以理解
• afraid">deadly afraid怕得要命
• afraid">distressingly afraid怕得令人痛苦
• afraid">dreadfully afraid怕得要死
• afraid">extraordinarily afraid特别害怕
• afraid">faint-heartedly afraid怕得毫无勇气
• afraid">foolishly afraid怕得非常愚蠢
• afraid">frightfully afraid非常害怕
• afraid">genuinely afraid真怕
• afraid">horribly afraid极其害怕
• afraid">idiotically afraid非常愚蠢地害怕,怕得荒唐
• afraid">incomprehensibly afraid莫名其妙地怕,怕得让人不可思议
• afraid">incredibly afraid怕得难以置信
• afraid">intensely afraid非常怕
• afraid">mortally afraid极其怕
• afraid">mysteriously afraid怕得让人费解
• afraid">nervously afraid非常紧张地怕,怕得让人不安
• afraid">obviously afraid很明显地怕
• afraid">oddly afraid怕得出奇
• afraid">perpetually afraid永远害怕
• afraid">queerly afraid怕得令人费解
• afraid">really afraid真怕
• afraid">secretly afraid暗自害怕
• afraid">starkly afraid怕得要命
• afraid">strangely afraid莫名其妙地害怕
• afraid">superstitiously afraid因迷信而害怕
• afraid">surprisingly afraid出人意料地害怕
• afraid">suspiciously afraid怕得疑神疑鬼
• afraid">temperamentally afraid怕得直发脾气
• afraid">terribly afraid非常害怕
• afraid">timidly afraid怕得令人胆小
• afraid">timorously afraid怕得令人胆小
• afraid">unquestionably afraid毫无疑问地怕
• afraid">unusually afraid异常地害怕
• afraid">unwontedly afraid异常地害怕

～+介词

• afraid%20for%20sb_2Fsth">afraid for sb/sth为某人〔某事〕担心
• afraid%20of%20sth_2Fsb">afraid of sth/sb怕某事〔某人〕
• afraid%20of%20v%20-ing">afraid of v -ing怕做某事

• I was affraid of trampling on every traveller that I met.

  出自：Swift

• Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike.

  出自：Pope

• I am afraid you do not like your pen.

  出自：J. Austen

• afraid lest the poetical spirit should be swept away.

  出自：G. H. Lewes

• A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned.

  出自：J. M. Synge

• I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid.

  出自：T. S. Eliot

• I was afraid..that my house was on fire.

  出自：Scott Fitzgerald

• Mother was afraid I should freeze in the Parisian hotels.

  出自：W. Stevens

交通

B：You haven’t (taken/ ridden/ been on) the bus before?
你以前没有（坐过/搭过/乘坐过）公车？

afraid的意思

A：No, I’mafraid not.
没有，恐怕没有坐过。

包装衬衣

A：How are the shirts packed?
衬衫怎样包装？

B：They're packed in cardboard boxes.
它们用纸板箱包装。

afraid什么意思

A：I'mafraid the cardboard boxes are not strong enough for ocean transportation.
我担心远洋运输用纸板箱不够结实。

请求帮助

A：Could you come and spend the weekend with us?
你能来跟我们一起共度周末吗？

B：Oh, I’mafraid I can’t. I’ve had a date already.
啊，恐怕不行。我已经有约在先了。

A：That’s too bad!
真是可惜！

B：Maybe some other time.
下次好啦。